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Revival: knowledge without wisdom : Comments

By Steven Schwartz, published 25/6/2025

Life, death, tragedy, love, beauty, courage, loyalty—all of these are omitted from our modern vocational curricula, and yet they are the only things that ever really matter.

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Two essays which are very much about this topic.
http://beezone.com/current/whatiswisdom.html
http://beezone.com/current/sciencemysticismlove.html
Posted by Daffy Duck, Wednesday, 25 June 2025 10:07:25 AM
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Another good piece from Prof Schwartz.

I wonder, though, how many of his fellow professors would be capable of teaching wisdom even if they wanted to. Many (not all) academics seem to me increasingly focused on their own areas of expertise, with little attention to how that might fit into the bigger picture, or contribute to the greater good of society.

And large parts of the dominant ideology in academia nowadays are actively hostile to promoting and exploring the values and history of Western culture. Universities either do not offer studies in Western culture, or offer programs that are overwhelmingly critical of it. A few years ago, a proposal for the University of Sydney to accept funding for a course from the Ramsay Centre collapsed after academics protested that it was "European supremacism writ large”. In any academic endeavour there should be room for critical examination and diverse opinions. But there seems to be one dominant perspective nowadays in many history courses that cannot be challenged
Posted by Rhian, Wednesday, 25 June 2025 4:22:17 PM
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What Wisdom Tradition informs the world-view and actions of the Orange Oaf aka Narcissus on steroids http://beezone.com/adida/narcissus.html

And the millions of zombified true believers that belong to his make America grotesque again (MAGA) cult?
Posted by Daffy Duck, Thursday, 26 June 2025 2:51:15 PM
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