Teaching for Wisdom

Cross-cultural Perspectives on Fostering Wisdom

By: Georges Potworowski (Editor), Michel Ferrari (Editor)

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The chapters in this volume are all devoted to a single question: Can wisdom be taught, or at least fostered? They span many different traditions and times, which generates both problems and opportunities. The most obvious problem is that of translation. As Curnow points out in the opening chapter, the word 'wisdom' is used to translate a variety of terms from antiquity that have only a partial overlap with modern work. It is interesting to consider that the Egyptian word 'seboyet' translates as either wisdom or instruction. The same is true of terms from Buddhism or Confucianism, or even the Ancient Greek tradition acknowledged as a source of most current views of wisdom in the West; all the terms drawn from other languages and traditions have only partially overlapping meaning. With this in mind, each chapter can be read independently of the others. However, we have also arranged them in an order that re?ects common themes that emerge despite this diversity. We have not arranged them by geographical region, or historical time, but rather by the sort of educational strategy they advocate to foster wisdom. The ?rst chapter by Curnow provides a basic overview of approaches to teaching for wisdom in the West. This is already a very ambitious undertaking, spanning ancient EgyptandMespotamiatotherenaissanceandthedawnofthemodemworld, where the term wisdom has fallen largely out of fashion until very recently.

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Non-Fiction Philosophy Epistemology & The Theory of Knowledge Religion & Beliefs Religion Philosophy of Religion Education Philosophy & Theory of Education Educational Psychology Philosophy of The Mind

Introduction: Sophia's World: Episodes from the History of Wisdom	p. 1
Fostering Wisdom as Expertise
Fostering Wisdom: A Psychological Perspective	p. 23
Teaching for Wisdom Through History: Infusing Wise Thinking Skills in the School Curriculum	p. 37
The Cultivation of Character Strengths	p. 59
Wisdom in Elementary School	p. 79
Master Zhu's Wisdom	p. 93
Teaching for Wisdom as Personal Transformation
Wisdom and Learning to Be Wise in Chinese Mahayana Buddhism	p. 113
Beginner's Mind: Paths to the Wisdom that is Not Learned	p. 135
Ascending to Wisdom: A Christian Pedagogy	p. 163
Learning from Wise People
The Wisdom of Plato's Phaedo	p. 179
Can Wisdom Be Taught? Kant, Sage Philosophy, and Ethnographic Reflections from the Swahili Coast	p. 189
Conclusion
Developing Expert and Transformative Wisdom: Can Either Be Taught in Public Schools?	p. 207
Contributors	p. 223
Author Index	p. 225
Subject Index	p. 229
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