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- Title
Wisdom, Knowledge and Rationality.
- Authors
Ryan, Sharon
- Abstract
After surveying the strengths and weaknesses of several well-known approaches to wisdom, I argue for a new theory of wisdom that focuses on being epistemically, practically, and morally rational. My theory of wisdom, The Deep Rationality Theory of Wisdom, claims that a wise person is a person who is rational and who is deeply committed to increasing his or her level of rationality. This theory is a departure from theories of wisdom that demand practical and/or theoretical knowledge. The Deep Rationality Theory salvages all that is attractive, and avoids all that is problematic, about theories of wisdom that require wise people to be knowledgeable.
- Subjects
WISDOM; THEORY of knowledge; REASON; VIRTUE epistemology; HUMILITY; RATIONALISM; EPISTEMICS
- Publication
Acta Analytica, 2012, Vol 27, Issue 2, p99
- ISSN
0353-5150
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s12136-012-0160-6