Single Idea 16010

[catalogued under 1. Philosophy / A. Wisdom / 2. Wise People]

Full Idea

Wisdom is passionless. But faith by contrast is what Kierkegaard calls a passion.

Gist of Idea

While faith is a passion (as Kierkegaard says), wisdom is passionless

Source

Ludwig Wittgenstein (Culture and Value [1945], 53e)

Book Reference

Wittgenstein,Ludwig: 'Culture and Value', ed/tr. Winch,Peter [Chicago 1980], p.53


A Reaction

[Idea from SY] Personally I don't agree that wisdom is passionless. At the very least, Aristotle allows the wise person to be appropriately angry. [PG]

Related Ideas

Idea 7583 Faith is the highest passion in the sphere of human subjectivity [Kierkegaard]

Idea 5161 To make one's anger exactly appropriate to a situation is very difficult [Aristotle]