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
When it comes to psychological researchers, I prefer Igor Grossmann’s definition:
Holding a certain value, or “attentional protocols,” as axiologist Joe Edelman understands them, places one’s attention on a particular aspect of life. Your values influence how you see the world and how you... See more
“The meta-value that adjudicates between all other values.”
Holding a certain value, or “attentional protocols,” as axiologist Joe Edelman understands them, places one’s attention on a particular aspect of life. Your values influence how you see the world and how you... See more
Peter Limberg • High Agency to Wise Agency
A recent study found that “Wisdom is the best predictor of life satisfaction in both men and women and can offset the influence of negative age on life satisfaction. Wisdom has a greater influence on life satisfaction in older adulthood than health, socioeconomic status, financial situation, environment, or social engagement.”
Thirty years of wisdom... See more
Thirty years of wisdom... See more
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