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wisdom

Also known as sapience, wise, sagacity, sagacious, wit

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Wisdom is the capacity to apply knowledge well and make good judgments, valued across many cultures and spiritual traditions as a fundamental human quality. It matters because it helps people navigate life's challenges, make sound decisions, and understand deeper truths about the world and themselves.

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Etymology
Definitions
Dictionary definitions
Western religion and mythology
Mesopotamian mythology
Egyptian mythology
Judaism
Greek mythology
Athena and Metis
Apollo
Roman mythology
Hellenistic religion and Gnosticism
Christianity
Gnosticism
Islam
Norse mythology
In folklore
Eastern traditions
Zoroastrianism
Buddhism and Hinduism - ''prajñā'' and ''karuna''
Baháʼí Faith
Taoism
Confucianism
Western philosophy
Ancient Greek philosophy
Socrates
Plato and Aristotle
Roman philosophy
Medieval and Renaissance thought
Modern and contemporary philosophy
Psychological research
Definitions
Approaches
Heuristic approaches
Trait, context, behaviour
Theories and models
Erik Erikson's stages of psychosocial development
Post-formal structural stages
Berlin Wisdom Paradigm - Paul B.Baltes
Balance Theory of Wisdom - Robert J. Sternberg
Aspects
Meta-cognition
Interpersonal sensitivity
Personal distancing
Contextual factors
Relation with intelligence
Relation with age
Measuring wisdom
Psychotherapy
Jungian psychology
Gestalt therapy
Educational perspectives
Maxwell's educational philosophy
See also
Notes
References
Sources
Further reading
External links

thumbnail|Luca Giordano: The Dream of Solomon: God promises Solomon wisdom thumb|Tibetan book cover depicting Prajñāpāramitā Devi and Mañjuśrī in yab yum, late 13th century

Wisdom, also known as sapience, is defined by psychologists as a combination of "wit and virtue," the ability to apply expert tacit and experiential knowledge, balancing intrapersonal, interpersonal and institutional interests, to deal with complex questions of life and attain a common good. Wisdom can be viewed as a stable personality trait, but also as context-bound process, meaning that a person in some contexts behaves wisely, but in other contexts does not. Wisdom can also be viewed as influenced and determined by sociocultural norms and traditions. And wisdom can be viewed solely as wise behaviour, describing actions which lead to "an altruistic outcome by creatively and successfully solving problems."