Wisdom

part of the novel. Three traits that Atticus demonstrates during the first part of the novel are sympathy, an aversion to discrimination, and wisdom. There are multiple examples where he shows these traits, which I will highlight over the next few paragraphs. Atticus is a very sympathetic man, who prefers to see the “good” in people…

men escape from the wrath of Poseidon's son, Polyphemus. Wisdom is one of Odysseus’ many features that proved to be extremely profitable from the start of the expedition to the…

had spent his life trying to obtain the external wisdom and rational understanding required for dwelling in Hades. Likewise, he had spent his life philosophizing, studying and approaching other people. Although he heard voices and had dreams during his childhood, Aristotle understood the meaning of his purpose when he started questioning the wisdom of other people. His journey led him to the conclusion that really the god is wise and that human wisdom is worth little or nothing. Also, he…

knowledge can lead one to do great things, such as achieving academically, knowing what to do in cases of emergencies, or achieve certain goals in life. However, attaining knowledge doesn’t always come with happiness. Ecclesiastes states that, “in much wisdom is much grief, and an increase in knowledge is increase of sorrow”. As humans gain knowledge in different areas, we start to realize how each area relates to or coincides with the next area, and we are made aware of the more unfortunate…

However, it is complimented by wisdom. Diligence without wisdom runs the risk of being misappropriated. One is fervent in their efforts, but it is geared toward the wrong thing. A farmer can be diligent in planting orange seeds. He can till the ground. Water the seeds. However, if the seeds are…

He swallowed Metis while she was still pregnant with Athena, just so she could not tell him what to do. Instead Zeus gave birth to Athena and was the goddess of wisdom and wisdom of war strategies. My interpretation is that Zeus was afraid that if he did not swallow Metis, he would not be the wisest of the gods, Metis and Athena would be the wisest. I think the reason why Zeus made Athena remain a virgin is because if…

way. Therefore, good this are only entitled to them who work with wisdom. From this point of view, it is apparent that without understanding, nearly everything can be harmful. Taking this ideology into consideration, Socrates points out that virtue is only virtue if it is used in its right context of wisdom. It is for this reason that Socrates puts it that the soul endures and undertakes what it can if it is well directed by wisdom always ends in…

When Aristotle spoke of particulars, he was referring to detail, he was stating that a man of practical wisdom pays attention to detail more so than the entirety of a condition. One must be able to detect the truth in all situations. In the beginning of his writing, Aristotle advises the reader to critically analyze the information s/he receives and releases…

changing his life’s trajectory. As the story progresses, Siddhartha finally experiences his illuminating moment when he hears a sound at a river during a moment of weakness, after which he learns to love the world and begins to experience the path to wisdom. The illuminating moment in Siddhartha occurs when Siddhartha kneels by a river…

maintaining that virtue consists of five elements, wisdom, temperance, courage, justice and holiness (24, 329d). Protagoras’s original claim is eventually diluted to say these aspects are interchangeable building blocks of virtue, and that courage alone is unique from all other elements of virtue (46, 349d). Socrates, on the other hand, attempts to argue that virtue is singular in nature and that courage is simply just another synonym for wisdom. In order to prove this argument, Socrates…