Single Idea 22496

[catalogued under 1. Philosophy / A. Wisdom / 1. Nature of Wisdom]

Full Idea

Wisdom implies no more knowledge and understanding than anyone of normal capacity can and should acquire in the course of an ordinary life.

Gist of Idea

Wisdom only implies the knowledge achievable in any normal lifetime

Source

Philippa Foot (Natural Goodness [2001], 5)

Book Reference

Foot,Philippa: 'Natural Goodness' [OUP 2003], p.72


A Reaction

Have philosophers stopped talking about wisdom precisely because you now need three university degrees to be considered even remotely good at phillosophy? Hence wisdom is an inferior attainment, because Foot is right.