Of all human attributes, wisdom is perhaps the most vaunted. Yet ask someone to define the trait and the answer will probably echo the test applied to obscenity in 1964: I know it when I see it. In ...

Is there such a thing as wisdom — a thing, stuff, an abstract entity — or are there only wise individuals and wise actions and attitudes, these latter not exclusively the possession of the individuals ...

Philosophy is an important part of how the world is shaped. You not think it's worth your time learning about, but here are five things philosophy is good for and why they should matter to you. When ...

There are two things I would hope for in a book about wisdom. First, some intellectual enlightenment as to what wisdom really is. Second, some practical ideas on how to be wiser in my own life. This ...

If you are not a “professional” philosopher and you read this article, you were likely convinced this change is reasonable and long overdue. Don’t feel bad. The authors, knowingly or not, begin by ...

Most have heard the contemporary saying, "one day at a time." And also the ideas about "living in the present" or "being in the moment." These are often invoked in times or stress or sadness, in times ...

What is wisdom? It seems easier to recognize than to define--a question for the realm of philosophers. But in recent decades, psychologists and neuroscientists have undertaken the empirical study of ...