Wisdom

For other uses, see Wisdom (disambiguation).

Luca Giordano: The Dream of Solomon: God promises Solomon wisdom
Solomon's Wisdom, 1860 woodcut by Julius Schnorr von Karolsfeld

Wisdom (sapience, sagacity) is the use of one's knowledge and experience to make good judgements.[1][2][3][4] Wisdom is the interpreting and understanding of knowledge that leads to greater insight (e.g., common sense).[5][6][7] Wisdom is a pragmatic kind of "praxis (process)" where one is constantly using metacognition.[8][9]

  1. ^ "Wisdom". Cambridge Dictionary. 2024. Retrieved 18 July 2024. the ability to use your knowledge and experience to make good decisions and judgments[.]
  2. ^ "Wisdom". Oxford English Dictionary. July 2023. Retrieved 18 July 2024. judging rightly in matters relating to life and conduct; soundness of judgement in the choice of means and ends; sometimes, less strictly, sound sense [...] Personified (almost always as feminine) [...] Knowledge (esp. of a high or abstruse kind); enlightenment, learning, erudition
  3. ^ "Wise". Dictionary.com. 2024. Retrieved 18 July 2024. power of discerning and judging [...] what is true or right; possessing discernment, judgment, or discretion [...] judicious or prudent [...] learned; erudite [...] informed[.]
  4. ^ "Wise". Merriam Webster. 2024. Retrieved 18 July 2024. deep understanding, keen discernment, and a capacity for sound judgment [...] Prudent [...] Knowing [...] Crafty, Shrewd [...] Insolent[.]
  5. ^ Kekes, John (1983). "Wisdom". American Philosophical Quarterly. 20 (3): 277–86. JSTOR 20014008. Retrieved 18 July 2024. In descriptive knowledge one knows facts; in interpretive knowledge one knows the significance of the descriptively known facts.
  6. ^ Phillips, D. Z. (1969). "Wisdom's Gods". The Philosophical Quarterly. 19 (74): 15–32. doi:10.2307/2218185. JSTOR 2218185. Retrieved 21 July 2024. Wisdom is saying, then, that although in one sense all the facts may be known, in another sense questions involving a greater apprehension of the facts may remain.
  7. ^ Ardelt, Monika (2004). "Wisdom as Expert Knowledge System: A Critical Review of a Contemporary Operationalization of an Ancient Concept". Human Development. 47 (5): 257–85. doi:10.1159/000079154. JSTOR 26763810. Retrieved 23 July 2024. Intellectual or theoretical knowledge is knowledge that is understood only at the intellectual level, whereas wisdom is understood at the experiential level.
  8. ^ Baltes, Paul B.; Kunzmann, Ute (2004). "The Two Faces of Wisdom: Wisdom as a General Theory of Knowledge and Judgment about Excellence in Mind and Virtue vs. Wisdom as Everyday Realization in People and Products". Human Development. 47 (5): 290–99. doi:10.1159/000079156. JSTOR 26763812. Retrieved 25 July 2024. Wisdom's functional consequences involve praxis-related behaviors: judgment, advice, and commentary in difficult and uncertain matters of life and life conduct.
  9. ^ Lombardo, Thomas (2011). "Wisdom in the Twenty-First Century: A Theory Of Psycho-Social Evolution". World Affairs: The Journal of International Issues. 15 (1): 132–57. JSTOR 48504847. Retrieved 25 July 2024. Wisdom may be defined as the continually evolving understanding of and fascination with the big picture of life, of what is important, ethical and meaningful and the desire and ability to apply this understanding to enhance the wellbeing of life, both for oneself and others.