The Wisdom of Insight

Beran discusses an alternative perspective on some contemporary framings of wisdom that intersect in characterizing wisdom as a cognitive capacity that leads, centrally, to the (wise person's) good life. He is interested in the way these accounts of wisdom are at times explored, or argued for,...

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Published in:Philosophy east & west 2021-07, Vol.71 (3), p.562-581
Main Author: Beran, Ondřej
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Analysis
Confucius (551-479 BC)
Insight
Morality
Philosophy
Quality of life
Reading
Wisdom
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Summary:Beran discusses an alternative perspective on some contemporary framings of wisdom that intersect in characterizing wisdom as a cognitive capacity that leads, centrally, to the (wise person's) good life. He is interested in the way these accounts of wisdom are at times explored, or argued for, in relation to Aristotelian and (with some interpretive liberty) Confucian notions of wisdom and virtue. The notion of wisdom as being about one's good life appears widespread, and it has its merits; by offering an alternative, he does not aim to refute it.
ISSN:0031-8221
1529-1898
1529-1898
DOI:10.1353/pew.2021.0041