Introduction: What is Wisdom? When the question, "What is Wisdom?" is asked, philosopher's always have a view from the question. Each philosopher has their own interpretation of what wisdom is. But, what does wisdom really mean? Is it knowledge, science, or just common sense? I believe it is a mixture of all these things and more. There are many books written on the subject; from the dictionary, which defines it, to the Bible and Socrates. Webster's New World Dictionary defines the word wisdom as "the quality of being wise; power of judging rightly and following the soundest course of action, based on knowledge, experience, understanding, etc.; good judgment; sagacity (penetrating intelligence and sound judgment)". In this paper, I
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Critique
Even though the wisdom tradition offers the highest deal, the teaching will always be unrealistic. I believe that wisdom is learned through experience and the outcomes that come through each obstacle that is made through the process. People who try to live lives from integrity are not always appreciated. In fact, they are usually ridiculed and sometimes even persecuted. With any wisdom tradition that is based on any form of theory of justice, good or wise behavior brings forth success, while, wicked or foolish behavior yields to misfortune. Wisdom should be about teaching yourself to a collection of sayings that is assembled from experience, which is provided with a vignette that will demonstrate to the theory. Wise people are approximation to wisdom, but they are not wisdom.
Conclusion
For being wise is having the power of knowing and judging what is right and good, you have the power to discern what you should and should not do. Socrates believed that finding the truth yourself, was important. There is no reason that a person has to listen to everything, and believe that everything is the truth. Sometimes, you need to find the real truth. If we face the methodological challenge entailed in