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Wisdom
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[German Version]
I. Philosophy Wisdom is the knowledge that philosophy aspires to. It is an element of the Greek word for philosophy, which combines the verb φιλέω/
philéō, “love, aspire to,” with the noun σοφία/
sophía. Initially σοφία had no particular philosophical significance. The word denoted expert skill in the practice of an art or craft. Aristotle, who was responsible for developing the word’s specifically philosophical sense, introduced σοφία by calling it “the perfection of an art” (ἀρετὴ τέχνης/
aretḗtéchnēs;
Eth. Nic. 1141a 12). The designation of philosophical ins…
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Religion Past and Present