Wisdom
<p>Feb 26, 2019 10:06 AM</p>
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<b>Wisdom</b>, <b>sapience</b>, or <b>sagacity</b> is the ability to think and act using <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knowledge" title="Knowledge" >knowledge</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Experience" title="Experience" >experience</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Understanding" title="Understanding" >understanding</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_sense" title="Common sense" >common sense</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Insight" title="Insight" >insight</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference" ><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wisdom#cite_note-1" >[1]</a></sup>Wisdom is associated with attributes such as unbiased judgment, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compassion" title="Compassion" >compassion</a>, experiential self-knowledge, self-transcendence and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Non-attachment" class="mw-redirect" title="Non-attachment" >non-attachment</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-:0_2-0" class="reference" ><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wisdom#cite_note-:0-2" >[2]</a></sup> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virtues" class="mw-redirect" title="Virtues" >virtues</a>such as ethics and benevolence.<sup id="cite_ref-:2_3-0" class="reference" ><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wisdom#cite_note-:2-3" >[3]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Walsh2015_4-0" class="reference" ><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wisdom#cite_note-Walsh2015-4" >[4]</a></sup>
Wisdom has been defined in many different ways,<sup id="cite_ref-:0_2-1" class="reference" ><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wisdom#cite_note-:0-2" >[2]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Trowbridge2011_5-0" class="reference" ><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wisdom#cite_note-Trowbridge2011-5" >[5]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-:2_3-1" class="reference" ><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wisdom#cite_note-:2-3" >[3]</a></sup> including several distinct approaches to assess the characteristics attributed to wisdom.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference" ><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wisdom#cite_note-6" >[6]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-:1_7-0" class="reference" ><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wisdom#cite_note-:1-7" >[7]</a></sup>
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Sapience is closely related to the term "<i>sophia</i>" often defined as "transcendent wisdom", "ultimate reality", or the ultimate truth of things.<sup id="cite_ref-Trowbridge2011_5-2" class="reference" ><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wisdom#cite_note-Trowbridge2011-5" >[5]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Walsh2015_4-1" class="reference" ><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wisdom#cite_note-Walsh2015-4" >[4]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Aggregates_56-0" class="reference" ><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wisdom#cite_note-Aggregates-56" >[56]</a></sup> Sapiential perspective of wisdom is said to lie in the heart of every religion, where it is often acquired through intuitive knowing.<sup id="cite_ref-Trowbridge2011_5-3" class="reference" ><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wisdom#cite_note-Trowbridge2011-5" >[5]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Walsh2015_4-2" class="reference" ><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wisdom#cite_note-Walsh2015-4" >[4]</a></sup> This type of wisdom is described as going beyond mere practical wisdom and includes self-knowledge, interconnectedness, conditioned origination of mind-states and other deeper understandings of subjective experience.<sup id="cite_ref-Karunamuni2017_15-1" class="reference" ><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wisdom#cite_note-Karunamuni2017-15" >[15]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Trowbridge2011_5-4" class="reference" ><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wisdom#cite_note-Trowbridge2011-5" >[5]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Walsh2015_4-3" class="reference" ><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wisdom#cite_note-Walsh2015-4" >[4]</a></sup> This type of wisdom can also lead to the ability of an individual to act with appropriate <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Value_judgement" class="mw-redirect" title="Value judgement" >judgement</a>, a broad understanding of situations and greater appreciation/compassion towards other living beings.<sup id="cite_ref-Karunamuni2017_15-2" class="reference" ><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wisdom#cite_note-Karunamuni2017-15" >[15]</a></sup>
The word <i>sapience</i> is derived from the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Latin" title="Latin" >Latin</a> <i>sapientia</i>, meaning "wisdom".<sup id="cite_ref-LewisShortLatinDictionary_57-0" class="reference" ><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wisdom#cite_note-LewisShortLatinDictionary-57" >[57]</a></sup> The corresponding verb <i>sapere</i> has the original meaning of "to taste", hence "to perceive, to discern" and "to know"; its present participle <i>sapiens</i> was chosen by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carl_Linnaeus" title="Carl Linnaeus" >Carl Linnaeus</a>for the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Latin_binomial" class="mw-redirect" title="Latin binomial" >Latin binomial</a> for the human species, <i><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homo_sapiens" title="Homo sapiens" >Homo sapiens</a></i>.</p>