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==Jan 13: Introduction== | ==Jan 13: Introduction== | ||
| + | Early Questions: | ||
| + | 1. What are the characteristics of wise people? | ||
| + | :empathetic, knowledge, virtuous, innovative, realistic, cautious, accepting experience | ||
| + | :age/experience, "street smart" (as opposed to book smart), personality and charisma, serenity | ||
| + | :abstract thinking, simple lifestyle, moral transc., discipline | ||
| + | :insightful, open-minded, humble, developed capacity for self-reflection | ||
| + | :sacrifice, experience, age, character, education (formal/informal), well-spoken, just, awareness of world / others. | ||
| + | :unconventional | ||
| + | :application of knowledge, rational, open minded, looking at the bigger picture, reflective. | ||
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| + | 2. Give examples of wise people in your life. Describe them. | ||
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| + | 3. Wisdom illusory or real? | ||
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| + | :maybe real, but the subjectivity of wisdom literature is a problem. | ||
| + | :can't identify it with specific emotion like happiness. | ||
| + | :recognizable in others. | ||
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| + | 4. Give a preliminary definition of wisdom. | ||
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| + | #Practicing one's knowledge. | ||
| + | #Wisdom is like other things that look simple, but are really complex. | ||
| + | #Good judgement and advice about important but uncertain matters. | ||
| + | #Expert knowledge system in the domain, fundamental life pragmatics. | ||
==Jan 20: Greek/Hellenistic Wisdom 1== | ==Jan 20: Greek/Hellenistic Wisdom 1== | ||
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I'll use this page for supplemental notes from the class. -Alfino
Jan 13: Introduction
Early Questions:
1. What are the characteristics of wise people?
- empathetic, knowledge, virtuous, innovative, realistic, cautious, accepting experience
- age/experience, "street smart" (as opposed to book smart), personality and charisma, serenity
- abstract thinking, simple lifestyle, moral transc., discipline
- insightful, open-minded, humble, developed capacity for self-reflection
- sacrifice, experience, age, character, education (formal/informal), well-spoken, just, awareness of world / others.
- unconventional
- application of knowledge, rational, open minded, looking at the bigger picture, reflective.
2. Give examples of wise people in your life. Describe them.
3. Wisdom illusory or real?
- maybe real, but the subjectivity of wisdom literature is a problem.
- can't identify it with specific emotion like happiness.
- recognizable in others.
4. Give a preliminary definition of wisdom.
- Practicing one's knowledge.
- Wisdom is like other things that look simple, but are really complex.
- Good judgement and advice about important but uncertain matters.
- Expert knowledge system in the domain, fundamental life pragmatics.
