Autor: Lonergan, Bernard J.F.

Buch: Topics in Education

Titel: Topics in Education

Stichwort: Weisheit als 1. Gabe des Geistes; Weisheit und Naturwissenschaft

Kurzinhalt: a man who has the wisdom to know when there are no further relevant questions, when the matter can be settled,

Textausschnitt: 30/7 As you know, there is no rule of thumb for producing men of good judgment. A man of good judgment is a man who has the wisdom to know when there are no further relevant questions, when the matter can be settled, when he can say, 'Yes' or 'No.' Moreover,
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So wisdom, while it is necessary for good judgment, for knowing whether or not there are any further relevant questions, still is a foundation that lies ahead. It is not the sort of foundation that we have at the start and on which we build; it is the goal towards which we move. And we can always grow in wisdom. Complete wisdom is God's knowledge.