What is wisdom? Is a life lived with wisdom a life well lived, a happy life, a meaningful life?
The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy defines Wisdom, in the Western tradition, in five dimensions: (1) wisdom as epistemic humility, (2) wisdom as epistemic accuracy, (3) wisdom as knowledge, (4) a hybrid theory of wisdom, and (5) wisdom as rationality. The Cambridge English Dictionary (online) defines it as “the ability to use your knowledge and experience to make good decisions and judgements”. Philosophers, psychologists, religious figures, common people, all have proposed different ideas of wisdom and how to live wisely. Most assume a degree of knowledge of the natural and social world, associated with sound judgement of a situation, kindness of heart and tolerance towards error.
This blog is meant to be a diary of ideas, interesting snippets of information on issues that interest me, thought-provoking articles, opinions, citations, short stories, things that make me laugh, cry or think
This blog is meant to be a diary of ideas, interesting snippets of information on issues that interest me, thought-provoking articles, opinions, citations, short stories, things that make me laugh, cry or think, little clues in the quest for wisdom and the good-life. I have changed opinion on many things throughout this short life, but some topics have consistently aroused my curiosity and stimulated me to have opinions about, even as a child: books, archaeology, history, story-telling, biology, environmentalism, politics, ethics, religion, oceans, music, owls, football, art, astronomy, aviation, myths.
The posts in this blog are notes to my future self, observations on what surrounds me. It is meant simply as a way to sit and write stuff down, organise thoughts, have an electronic footprint outside the brouhaha of Facebook. If someone else finds them interesting: so much the better.
Wise Old Man from the Sea 