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Wisdom has been defined in many different ways, [10] [11] and there are several distinct approaches to assessing the characteristics attributed to wisdom. [12] [13] Wise ones understand human nature. [14] Wisdom is a phronesis of the human condition. [15] Wisdom is a worldview. [16] Wisdom is having excellent judgement of human affairs. [17]
enough for the wise: From Plautus. Indicates that something can be understood without any need for explanation, as long as the listener has enough wisdom or common sense. Often extended to dictum sapienti sat est ("enough has been said for the wise", commonly translated as "a word to the wise is enough"). sapientia et doctrina: wisdom and learning
The Ancient Greek word sophía is the abstract noun of σοφός (sophós), which variously translates to "clever, skillful, intelligent, wise".The noun σοφία as "skill in handicraft and art" is Homeric and in Pindar is used to describe both Hephaestos and Athena.
In the sixth book of Aristotle's Nicomachean Ethics, he distinguished the concepts of sophia (wisdom) and phronesis, and described the relationship between them and other intellectual virtues. [4]: VI He writes that Sophia is a combination of nous , the ability to discern reality, and epistēmē , things that "could not be otherwise". [ 5 ]
In Christianity, the word of wisdom is a spiritual gift listed in 1 Corinthians 12:8. The function that this gift is given varies. Some Christians see in this gift a prophetic-like function. Others see in the word of wisdom a teaching function. This gift is closely related with the gift of the word of knowledge.
Therefore, the philosopher does not have the wisdom sought, while the sage, on the other hand, does not love or seek wisdom, for it is already possessed. Socrates then examines the two categories of persons who do not partake in philosophy: Gods and sages, because they are wise; Senseless people, because they think they are wise.
Wisdom, or the wise person, is compared and contrasted with foolishness or the fool, meaning one who is lacking in wisdom and uninterested in instruction, not one who is merely silly or playful (though see the words of Agur for a "fool" who has wisdom and could be seen as playful). [21]
The word occurs 149 times in the Masoretic Text of the Hebrew Bible. [1] It is cognate with the Arabic word for "wisdom", ḥikma حكمة (Semitic root ḥ-k-m). [3] Adjectival ḥakham "wise" is used as a honorific, as in Talmid Chakham (lit. "student of a sage") for a Torah scholar, or Hakham Bashi for a Chief Rabbi.