Difference between revisions of "Spring 2009 Wisdom Course Major Theoretical Questions"
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# What is the role of "embodiment" (the fact and implications of our existence in a body) in the pursuit of wisdom? Is the body primarily a hindrance to the accomplishment of wisdom? | # What is the role of "embodiment" (the fact and implications of our existence in a body) in the pursuit of wisdom? Is the body primarily a hindrance to the accomplishment of wisdom? | ||
# Is pain necessary for the achievement of wisdom? | # Is pain necessary for the achievement of wisdom? | ||
| + | # Is wisdom "ultimate knowledge" or is it practical know-how? | ||
| + | # Why do wisdom traditions typically seem to place wisdom "beyond" human experience? | ||
| + | # Does the Baltes rubric capture the nature of wisdom? | ||
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- Can Wisdom be taught?
- Can kids be wise?
- What happens to wisdom in the Renaissance and Scientific Revolution?
- Is the philosophical wisdom of Plato an improvement over the Homeric model?
- What is the role of "embodiment" (the fact and implications of our existence in a body) in the pursuit of wisdom? Is the body primarily a hindrance to the accomplishment of wisdom?
- Is pain necessary for the achievement of wisdom?
- Is wisdom "ultimate knowledge" or is it practical know-how?
- Why do wisdom traditions typically seem to place wisdom "beyond" human experience?
- Does the Baltes rubric capture the nature of wisdom?
