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Published in: The Journal of Value Inquiry 3/2019

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Four Ways to Conceive of Wisdom: Wisdom as a Function of Person, Situation, Person/Situation Interaction, or Action

Author: Robert J. Sternberg

Published in: The Journal of Value Inquiry | Issue 3/2019

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Mahatma Gandhi was wise; Adolf Hitler was not. When one sees examples of wise versus unwise people, one generally can distinguish them without too much trouble and reach some sort of agreement as to their wisdom among many people. But what exactly is it that distinguishes wise from unwise people? On that issue, there is much more disagreement. …
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Footnotes
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In a strong version of this model, the features must be collectively sufficient to define the concept.
 
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Metadata
Title
Four Ways to Conceive of Wisdom: Wisdom as a Function of Person, Situation, Person/Situation Interaction, or Action
Author
Robert J. Sternberg
Publication date
07-08-2019
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Published in
The Journal of Value Inquiry / Issue 3/2019
Print ISSN: 0022-5363
Electronic ISSN: 1573-0492
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10790-019-09708-2

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