WISDOM AND PHILISOPHY
BİLGELİK VE FELSEFE

Author : Özlem BAĞDATLI
Number of pages : 280-291

Abstract

This article studies the relationship between wisdom and philosophy in terms of source, content and mefhod. Definitions of wisdom and philosophy are explored within Ancient Greek and Islamic thoughts. Wisdom and philosophy, though two seperate views of knowledge, are related concepts. Wisdom preexists philosophy and is encountered in Chinese, Indian and Greek civilations. Distinction between philosophy and wisdom, first emerged in the world of Greek thought and became evident in method and approach. What is wisdom? Who is the ''wise''? What is philosophy?Who is the ''philosopher''? What are the differences between wisdom-based knowledge and philosophical knowledge? Anwers to these questions will reveal the common and uncommon points of wisdom and philosophy.

Keywords

Wisdom, Philosophy, Wise, Philosopher.

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