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Ideas for 'Metaphysics', 'Culture and Value' and 'Theory of Knowledge (2nd ed 1977)'

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1. Philosophy / A. Wisdom / 1. Nature of Wisdom
Knowledge chosen for its own sake, rather than for results, is wisdom [Aristotle]
Wisdom seeks explanations, causes, and reasons why things are as they are [Aristotle, by Politis]
1. Philosophy / A. Wisdom / 2. Wise People
While faith is a passion (as Kierkegaard says), wisdom is passionless [Wittgenstein]
It is not much help if a doctor knows about universals but not the immediate particular [Aristotle]