Word of Wisdom

Examining the life of Socrates, Plato wrote a letter, the Apology, which explained Socrates’ journey and his trials. Socrates was a man who craved knowledge, continuously seeking absolute truth and asking questions (Dean, 2016). This hunger of knowledge caused trouble in his town of Athens because he began to wake people up about the corruption of the city. Fearing his ability to influence, the politicians attempted to place several false accusations on him to eliminate the threat to power.…

travels and shared his knowledge and wisdom with Omelas inhabitant’s, using the virtues of benevolence and propriety, he would counsel the citizens of Omelas to live by teaching them about the act of kindness. According to Mengzi, human nature is good and that we all have good tendencies which may not develop depending on our surroundings. Mengzi teaches that we all have innate predispositions towards virtue which include righteousness, benevolence, propriety and wisdom which are not welded to…

In William Shakespeare’s tragedy, “Julius Caesar”, Brutus, Antony, and Caesar embodies many parts of the four Stoic virtues. These are wisdom, justice, courage, and moderation. Brutus is the most virtuous out of the three characters, followed by Antony then Caesar. That “Brutus is an honourable man”, (III, ii, 81, 86, 93, 98) which is presented to us supported by many members of the Senate. We most clearly see this during Antony’s speech at Caesar’s funeral. Brutus also says, “For let the gods…

The first characteristic of wisdom that I found was empathy. Empathy is a great thing to have. It allows you to view certain events with different perspectives. It can be helpful socially and also politically. Someone who is biased based on inherited opinions and what is seen as right by other people is not wise. A politician who is completely biased about things is not going to improve the area that they take care of. While it is not very wise to be too biases, one bias is good to have. That…

Although the term “Mentor” dates back to ….., mentoring in the field of education is a relatively new concept that has only gained in popularity since the late 1980’s ( Campbell & Campbell, 2007, p. 526). An attempt was made in 1988 to identify the roles and functions of mentoring in education and how undergraduate students perceive the mentoring experience. As the concept evolved and gained more acceptance more research studies attempted to conceptualize mentoring for both undergraduate and…

Wisdom is the quality of having experience, knowledge, and good judgement. Happiness is the state of being joyful and content. Both of these qualities depend on something for someone to have them. A philosopher once commented, "Wisdom is founded on memory; happiness on forgetfulness." Through this quote the philosopher is trying to suggest how every action we choose to make affects us later in life by what we remember and what we forget. The quality of having experience, knowledge and good…

Early on in Republic, it is clear that Socrates cares deeply about the idea of justice. However, he and his company cannot seem to agree on a proper definition of the word. They do, however, agree on various examples of what is not just. One such example is Socrates’ statement that “human beings who have been harmed necessarily become more unjust.” However, this statement implies that the only way to be just is to do what is best for society as a whole, rather than accounting for each…

Zlata and Lydia are 2 survivors that are very much alike and different in many ways. They both had to do what was necessary to survive during wars. Zlata and Lydia both did not know if they were going to live or die because at any moment Zlata could have been bombed and Lydia could have been put in a gas chamber. They also both had to get food somehow for instance Zlata had to go out and get food being careful with what she did because at any moment she could be shot and Lydia had to sneak in…

Wisdom is of great value to the Christian. Wisdom is not a level that can be attained; it is something that should be sought and strived for throughout a person’s life. God is very clear in His Word that He desires every Christian to gain wisdom. It’s through wisdom that a person can come to know God and grow closer to Him. Wisdom allows one to know more about God, His commands, and His will. Therefore, God speaks expressly in the Bible about the need for wisdom! Proverbs 4:7 states: “Wisdom is…

are lead by wisdom and foolishness. Chapters 10-29 - These chapters follow the themes of wisdom and foolishness, but not in a poetic form. These chapters include wise sayings, and some researchers believe that these chapters would have been taught in schools. Chapters 30-31 - The last two chapters contain a mixture of sayings and poems, which cause confusion when attempting to characterize the chapters. There are some conversations about the Israelite wisdom tradition with the wisdom traditions…