Philosophy

is wisdom bounded?

fork the universe: in one version a person lives to be 1,000. in another, 100. can the former posses 10x the wisdom of the later?

To me, the framing of the question seems more appropriate for “memory” than “wisdom” (both human and CPU versions of memory)

“Wisdom” as I observe its use seems more like a way of holding yourself toward the world, which is shaped by your experiences - rather than a quantitative accumulation of experiences

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A non-pedantic example is that most of us would group someone like the Dalai Lama as "wise".  Here we don't seem to be indicating the information he knows or skills he has, but the balanced, sparkling, and clear presence of his thinking and action

Wisdom appears more like beauty than strength – it is a certain form

say more? ‘a way of holding yourself toward the world’ is such an intriguing definition of wisdom. i want to know more