What is Wisdom?

Religious perspectives

Ancient Near East

Hellenistic religion and Gnosticism

Wisdom in Christian theology

Wisdom in Islam

Hebrew Bible and Judaism

Wisdom in Buddhism

Wisdom in Hinduism

Directory Away Wisdom Education Experience

WISDOM: The Highest Aim of Life and Higher Education

Chinese religions

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Outline Of Thought

Outline Of Thought The following outline of thought is provided as an overview of and topical guide to thought (thinking): Thought (also called thinking) is the mental process in which beings form psychological associations and models of the world. Thinking is manipulating information, as when we form concepts, engage in problem solving, reason and make decisions. Thought, the act of thinking,...

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Australia Quotes

Australia Quotes We have collected and put the best Australia quotes in many categories. Enjoy reading these insights and feel free to share this page on your social media to inspire others. Below you will find our collection of inspirational, wise, and humorous old Australian Proverbs, Australian quotes, and Australian sayings,...

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Voltaire Quotes

Voltaire Quotes Below you will find our collection of inspirational, wise, and humorous Voltaire Quotes, collected over the years from a variety of sources. Enjoy reading these insights and feel free to share this page on your social media to inspire others. François-Marie Arouet (21 November 1694 – 30 May 1778)...

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India Quotes

India Quotes We have collected and put the best India quotes in many categories. Enjoy reading these insights and feel free to share this page on your social media to inspire others. India also called the Republic of India, is a country in Asia. It is the second most populated country in...

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Mindfulness Quotes

Mindfulness Quotes We have collected and put the best Mindfulness Quotes. Enjoy reading these insights and feel free to share this page on your social media to inspire others. May these Mindfulness Quotes inspires you to never give up and keep working towards your goals. Who knows—success could be just around...

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Quotes About Knowledge

Quotes About Knowledge We have collected and put the best Quotes About Knowledge. Enjoy reading these insights and feel free to share this page on your social media to inspire others. May these Quotes About Knowledge inspires you to never give up and keep working towards your goals. Who knows—success...

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Personalism

Personalism Personalism is an intellectual stance that emphasizes the importance of human persons. Personalism exists in many different versions, and this makes it somewhat difficult to define it as a philosophical and theological movement. Friedrich Schleiermacher first used the term personalism (Personalismus) in print in 1799. One can trace the concept back to earlier thinkers in various...

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Liberalism And Progressivism Within Islam

Liberalism And Progressivism Within Islam Liberalism and progressivism within Islam involve professed Muslims who have created a considerable body of progressive thought about Islamic understanding and practice. Their work is sometimes characterized as “progressive Islam” (الإسلام التقدمي al-Islām at-taqaddumī). Some scholars, such as Omid Safi, differentiate between “Progressive Muslims” (post-colonial, anti-imperialist, and critical of modernity) and “Liberal advocates...

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Japanese Folklore And Mythology

Japanese Folklore And Mythology This article covers Japanese Folklore And Mythology in detail. Japanese folklore is heavily influenced by the two primary religions of Japan, Shinto, and Buddhism. Japanese mythology is a complex system of beliefs that also embraces Shinto and Buddhist traditions as well as agriculture-based folk religion. The Shinto pantheon alone boasts an uncountable...

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Japanese Folktales

Japanese Folktales Japanese folktales are an important cultural aspect of Japan. In commonplace usage, they signify a certain set of well-known classic tales, with a vague distinction of whether they fit the rigorous definition of “folktale“ or not among various types of folklore. The admixed impostors are literate written pieces, dating...

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Japanese Folklore

Japanese Folklore Japanese folklore encompasses the informally learned folk traditions of Japan and the Japanese people as expressed in its oral traditions, customs, and material culture. In Japanese, the term minkan denshō (民間伝承, “transmissions among the folk”) is used to describe folklore. The academic study of folklore is known as minzokugaku (民俗学). Folklorists also employ the term minzoku shiryō (民俗資料) or “folklore material” (民俗資料) to refer to the objects and arts...

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Zhuangzi

Zhuangzi Zhuangzi (traditional Chinese characters: 莊子) was a fourth-century B.C.E. Chinese thinker of startling depth and originality, and author of a text with the same name. Zhuangzi expanded the Chinese understanding of Dao (Tao), explored its relationship with Heaven (or Nature), and firmly planted human beings within this context. Further, the Zhuangzi text described in great detail the means to...

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Ubuntu Philosophy

Ubuntu Philosophy This article covers Ubuntu philosophy. Ubuntu is a Nguni Bantu term meaning “humanity“. It is sometimes translated as “I am because we are” (also “I am because you are”), or “humanity towards others” (Zulu umuntu ngumuntu ngabantu). In Xhosa, the latter term is used, but is often meant in a more philosophical sense to mean...

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Infallibility

Infallibility Infallibility refers to an inability to be wrong. It can be applied within a specific domain, or it can be used as a more general adjective. The term has significance in both epistemology and theology, and its meaning and significance in both fields is the subject of continued debate. In philosophy Main article: Infallibilism...

Properly read, the Bible is the most potent force for Atheism ever created. - Isaac Asimov

Atheism Quotes

Atheism Quotes We have collected and put the best Atheism quotes. Enjoy reading these insights and feel free to share this page on your social media to inspire others. May these Atheism quotes to inspire you to never give up and keep working towards your goals. Who knows—success could be...

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Fatalism

Fatalism Fatalism is a family of related philosophical doctrines that stress the subjugation of all events or actions to fate or destiny, and is commonly associated with the consequent attitude of resignation in the face of future events which are thought to be inevitable. Definition The term “fatalism” can refer to any of the...

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Qur’an On Non-Muslims

Qur’an On Non-Muslims This article covers verses from the Qur’an on non-Muslims. The Qur’an has many verses on Kafir or “those who reject faith”. One Arabic language analog to the infidel, referring to non-Muslims, is kafir (“kaafir”, “kufr” or “kuffar”) from the root K-F-R, which connotes covering or concealing. The term KFR may...

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Abul A’la Al-Maududi

Abul A’la Al-Maududi Abul A’la Al-Maududi (ابو الاعلی مودودی, Abul Alā Al-Mawdūdī – alternative spellings of last name Maudoodi, Mawdudi; 25 September 1903 – 22 September 1979) was an Islamic scholar, Islamist ideologue, Muslim philosopher, jurist, historian, journalist, activist, and scholar active in British India and later, following the partition, in Pakistan. Described by Wilfred Cantwell...

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Ali Ünal

Ali Ünal Ali Ünal is a renowned scholar, Muslim philosopher, journalist, and prolific translator of works with an Islamic theme into English. He has written for many periodicals and is a columnist for Zaman daily newspaper. His published books include Living in the Shade of Islam, Islamic Perspectives on Science,...

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Prophet Muhammad’s Wisdom

Prophet Muhammad’s Wisdom We have collected and put the best Prophet Muhammad’s Wisdom for you. Enjoy reading these insights and feel free to share this page on your social media to inspire others. May these Prophet Muhammad’s Wisdom on many subjects inspire you to never give up and keep working towards your...