Wisdom
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Wisdom
The Keatsian endeavor has never been popular, but is particularly unfashionable today. Religious fundamentalists reject it on the grounds that revelation and commitment are needed to orient oneself in the world. The amorality of a poet who is a “thoroughfare for all thoughts” risks heresy or destabilization. Tell me where you stand, where your... See more
Zohar Atkins • The Liberal Arts Are Dying Because Liberalism is Dying
Don't forget to fertilize your environment. It's that simple. Spread kind words and respect to everyone you meet. Only then can the meadow around you flourish. This is needed more than ever.
The dream of a Liberal (arts) education—which is the scaled, democratic form of the Keatsian ideal of negative capability—cannot hold up when liberalism itself is held to be suspect.
Zohar Atkins • The Liberal Arts Are Dying Because Liberalism is Dying
A simpler, more elegant definition, still compatible with Grossmann’s, comes from Tom Morgan of LE:
I love parsimonious definitions, which is why I favour Tom’s over the academic ones.
“Know what to do, and when.”
I love parsimonious definitions, which is why I favour Tom’s over the academic ones.
Peter Limberg • High Agency to Wise Agency
Wisdom refers to the slow accumulation of personal values that work well for people living in different kinds of ways.
Joe Edelman • Human Values
Remember that every story has another side. Wisdom is the ability to see both sides and weigh them appropriately.