What is Wisdom?

What is Wisdom

Has your view of wisdom changed since the beginning of the course Explain how and why

Since the beginning of the course , my view of wisdom remained the same However , I was able to enrich my knowledge because of the definitions and discussion on the subject by the different philosophers whose ideas of wisdom greatly shaped the word . After taking the course I was able to come up with the conclusion that wisdom can be defined differently according to observations of a person towards how wisdom is being used

br or misused . Interestingly , even scholars and the learned have their respective sets of definition for wisdom . However , it will still be evident that in the bottom line , wisdom will still be one thing and this is how a person uses the capability of his mind to create or make decisions

There are things in my preliminary essay which I questioned throughout the course . One example is the thought that wisdom is the use of intellect . There were times in the course of study where wisdom is discussed in terms of emotion , or the heart . This made me wonder whether wisdom is purely the mind 's work , and assessing the different definitions I came into the conclusion that my preliminary thoughts were true

Still , there are parts in my former definition of wisdom that changed . I pointed out early on that wisdom amongst children and the younger adults may be lacking due to being inexperienced which I now proved otherwise As Thoreau points out , the older a wise person becomes the less his wisdom becomes significant because of new things and developments that occur everyday . Thus , there are certain aspects where a child or a young adult may know more while an older , more experienced person know less or nothing about . In the same way , old knowledge may be more familiar to an older person when compared to a younger one

Yet I still remain faithful to the fact that the definitions pertinent to wisdom are numerous , as I pointed out in my preliminary essay . Wisdom can be identified with the current pre-occupation of the person defining it - whereas a scientist may define wisdom in a scientific way , a teacher may define it in an instructive way , and a student may define it in a learner 's way . The possibilities in which wisdom may be defined are endless

Whose view (Socrates , Thoreau , Huxley , Piper , or Frankl ) seems to be most reasonable ? Why

Of the views discussed in class , Thoreau 's is the most significant . He stated that a man 's wisdom and ignorance are results of his time , citing the yield of people to superstition of their time as an example (Creating Minds , 2007 ) This is especially true even to this day and age A person may be wise for his age , but new studies , inventions , and scholarly developments can tend to outdate his wisdom and in the process introduce other people who can seem wiser an fuller because...