PREMIUM: Symposium #1 | The Cultural Fall of Wisdom

What is wisdom? Despite the fact that its attainment is supposed to be the main goal of philosophical reflection, contemporary philosophy does not have much to say about it. In this episode of the symposium, we are discussing a number of strategies that major thinkers have adopted in order to characterise wisdom. Among other things, wisdom has been associated with skillful expertise in a particular practice, a power of the mind, a mental state, as well as knowledge of an important body of truths, such as knowledge of metaphysical, religious, or moral facts. Then, we discuss the main causes of wisdom’s falling from prominence ever since modern times and the need to reinstate it.