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Full Idea
Wisdom is knowledge having to do with certain principles [archas] and causes [aitias].
Gist of Idea
Wisdom is knowledge of principles and causes
Source
Aristotle (Metaphysics [c.324 BCE], 0982a02)
Book Ref
Aristotle: 'Metaphysics', ed/tr. Lawson-Tancred,Hugh [Penguin 1998], p.6
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19588 | The highest aim of philosophy is to combine all philosophies into a unity [Novalis] |
19598 | Philosophy relies on our whole system of learning, and can thus never be complete [Novalis] |
17992 | The main aim of philosophy is to describe the whole Universe. [Moore,GE] |
21829 | Philosophy aims to understand how things (broadly understood) hang together (broadly understood) [Sellars] |
3879 | Philosophy aims to provide a theory of everything [Scruton] |
14255 | We understand things through their dependency relations [Fine,K] |