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James - Question formation 4
Apr 2 2009, 12:57 PM EDT | Post edited: Apr 2 2009, 12:57 PM EDT
1) Is there a particular reason that scientists, who tend to have very quantitative minds, are so fascinated by qualitative concepts like wisdom?
2) The greatest struggle for those studying wisdom seems to be the exact definition of the term. As a word, “wisdom” is well-defined (it’s in the dictionary, after all), yet the scientific community cannot seem to agree on an exact meaning – is this really a question for scientists or a linguistic issue?
3) The reading says that most studies into wisdom have focused on Western concepts of wisdom. In Western culture there tends to be a very sharp divide between science and other methods of study that does not necessarily exist in Eastern culture. Would studying Eastern concepts of wisdom with Western methods create a valid hypothesis, or would the basic approach render a conclusion invalid?
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