The
Nature of Wisdom
There
seems to be a lot of talk about wisdom these days and yet wisdom
is really not about talking. In fact constant, externalised,
intellectual enquiry, without the balance of the inner more
intuitive and experiential work, is representative of the current
dilemma.
An essential characteristic of wisdom is the integration and
sharing of authentic lived experience. We are beginning to restore
an understanding that human consciousness transcends many of
the barriers that we thought existed and that we are more deeply
connected, to both others and the larger world, than we have
been led to believe.
In championing a rational and separatist worldview it seems
that we may have lost something vital about the meaning of our
existence.
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"The
scientific quest for knowledge and understanding, the
technological quest for solutions to practical problems,
are but aspects of the central and fundamental quest:
to see, to experience, to enjoy what is of supreme value
in existence, whatever this may be. Impersonal, academic
inquiry, properly organized and constituted, is there
to aid what really matters, the searching, the explorations,
that we individuals engage in as we live, in seeking to
apprehend, to experience, to participate in, what is of
value, potentially and actually, in existence. The philosophy
of wisdom is not just a conception of inquiry; it is also
a way of life."
Nicholas
Maxwell - From Knowledge to Wisdom
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Here
we share some of the key resources that are exploring this subject.
(Under
construction)
The
Wisdom Page
:
a comprehensive site that was started in 1995 and now has more
than 20,000 documents
The
Wisdom Research Network: In 2007, the University of
Chicago's Arete Initiative announced a $2 million research program
"on the nature and benefits of wisdom." Researchers
who had received their PhDs within the past ten years were invited
to submit research proposals. Also, a plan was announced to
initiate, in 2008, a network that would facilitate communication
between and among researchers, scholars, and others who had
a deep interest in wisdom.
The
Friends of Wisdom : an academic discussion group
The
World Wisdom Alliance : The World Wisdom Alliance (WWA)
was launched in Toronto in July 2006 by nearly 200 like-minded
individuals and organizations, with the support of The Club
of Budapest Canada in association with the WorldWisdom
Council.
Bruce
Lloyd's Wisdom and leadership Paper
Copthorne Macdonald's 'The Wisdom Page'
