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In Jungian psychology, the Wise Old Woman and the Wise Old Man are archetypes of the collective unconscious. The Wise Old Woman, or helpful old woman, "is a well-known symbol in myths and fairy tales for the wisdom of the eternal female nature." [1] The Wise Old Man, "or some other very powerful aspect of eternal masculinity" is her male ...
Buddhist scriptures teach that wise people conduct themselves well. [127] A wise person does actions that are unpleasant to do but give good results, and does not do actions that are pleasant to do but give bad results. [128] Wisdom is the antidote to the self-chosen poison of ignorance. The Buddha has much to say on the subject of wisdom ...
The Stoics accepted that suicide was permissible for the wise person in circumstances that might prevent them from living a virtuous life, [49] such as if they fell victim to severe pain or disease, [49] but otherwise suicide would usually be seen as a rejection of one's social duty. [50]
The Paradoxa Stoicorum (English: Stoic Paradoxes) is a work by the academic skeptic philosopher Cicero in which he attempts to explain six famous Stoic sayings that appear to go against common understanding: (1) virtue is the sole good; (2) virtue is the sole requisite for happiness; (3) all good deeds are equally virtuous and all bad deeds equally vicious; (4) all fools are mad; (5) only the ...
VI He writes that Sophia is a combination of nous, the ability to discern reality, and epistēmē, things that "could not be otherwise". [5] He then writes that Phronesis involves not only the ability to decide how to reach a certain end, but the ability to reflect upon and determine "good ends" as well. [4]: VI 1140a, 1141b, 1142b
A wise old man: Philosopher in Meditation by Rembrandt. The wise old man (also called senex, sage or sophos) is an archetype as described by Carl Jung, as well as a classic literary figure, and may be seen as a stock character. [1] The wise old man can be a profound philosopher distinguished for wisdom and sound judgment.
A person that does this is the best because they are fulfilling their purpose or nature as found in the rational soul, similar to how the best horse in a chariot race is the fastest horse etcetera. (The wise person will) be more than human. A man will not live like that by virtue of his humanness, but by virtue of some divine thing within him.
Gods and sages, because they are wise; Senseless people, because they think they are wise. The position of the philosopher is between these two groups. The philosopher is not wise, but possesses the self-awareness of lacking wisdom, and thus pursues it. Plato is also the first to develop this notion of the sage in various works.