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Wisdom : folk, arcane, practical, religious, philosophical, mystical / James Kellenberger.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Kellenberger, James, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Wisdom.
- Wisdom--Quotations, maxims, etc.
- Conduct of life--Quotations, maxims, etc.
- Conduct of life.
- Life--Quotations, maxims, etc.
- Life.
- Genre:
- Quotations.
- Physical Description:
- xvi, 217 pages ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Lanham, Maryland : Lexington Books, [2015]
- Summary:
- Wisdom is an investigation of wisdom in its diverse nature and types. Wisdom may be as everyday as folk adages or as arcane as a religious parable. In one form it is highly practical, and in another it addresses what is fundamentally real, in another form it is moral wisdom, and when it is psychological wisdom it can inform wise judgment. It can be philosophical, and it can be religious. These types of wisdom are essentially different, even when they overlap. Often wisdom is proffered in wise sayings-such as proverbs, aphorisms, or maxims. But one form-mystical wisdom-defies articulation. In this book James Kellenberger presents and critically examines all these types of wisdom, drawing upon a diversity of sources. Offered wisdom carries in its train a number of issues, not the least of which is how to distinguish between true wisdom and pseudo-wisdom. Also it may be asked of wisdom, when it is true, whether it is true relativistically, varying with culture, or universally. Many types of wisdom have their origin in antiquity, but can there be new forms of wisdom? Does wisdom, as contemporary philosophers have maintained, have an underlying universal nature? This book addresses these issues and others and should be read not only by philosophers and scholars of comparative studies and religious studies, but also by anyone with an interest in this fundamental subject. Book jacket.
- Contents:
- Wise sayings and wisdom's types and issues
- Wise judgment
- Practical wisdom
- Moral wisdom
- Dubious wisdom
- Wisdom in fables and parables
- Amphibolous wisdom
- Metaphysical wisdom
- Life-orienting wisdom
- Religious wisdom
- Promethean wisdom
- The wisdom of self-knowledge
- Philosophical wisdom
- Mystical wisdom
- Wisdom's types in relation and the evaluation of wisdom.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781498509398
- 1498509398
- OCLC:
- 919341919
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