Public Administration, A Twenty-First Century Lens of Understanding

This article argues that public administration uses philosophy as a lens of understanding and that the current lenses available to us are inadequate for the twenty-first century. Possibly the metaphor of eyeglasses that we use to enhance our eyesight is the best means to explain the argument in this article. When we are young, we may be lucky enough not to need eyeglasses, but many of us soon have to get them to bring our eyesight up to a standard that permits us to function in our environment.