The Meaning of Wisdom and Its Development Throughout Life- Chapter

The Handbook of Life-Span Development, Volume 1, Cognition, Biology, and Methods

 By Karelitz, T. M., Jarvin, L., & Sternberg, R. J.

"Wisdom is a valuable virtue that has been praised, appreciated, and studied throughout the span of human civilization. Yet, wisdom is hard to achieve and harder to apply to one’s life. This chapter presents the main ways in which wisdom has been conceived."

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