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Wisdom vs Aporesis - What's the difference?

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As nouns the difference between wisdom and aporesis

is that wisdom is (uncountable) an element of personal character that enables one to distinguish the wise from the unwise while aporesis is knowing perplexity, knowing the extent of one's wisdom.

wisdom

English

(wikipedia wisdom)

Noun

  • (uncountable) An element of personal character that enables one to distinguish the wise from the unwise.
  • (countable) A piece of wise advice.
  • The discretionary use of knowledge for the greatest good.
  • The ability to apply relevant knowledge in an insightful way, especially to different situations from that in which the knowledge was gained.
  • The ability to make a decision based on the combination of knowledge, experience, and intuitive understanding.
  • (theology) The ability to know and apply spiritual truths.
  • * 1652 , , The Fame and Confe??ion of the Fraternity of…the Ro?ie Cro?s , pages 1–2 of the preface
    • Wi?dom …is to a man an infinite Trea?ure, for ?he is the Breath of the Power of God, and a pure Influence that floweth from the Glory of the Almighty; ?he is the Brightne?s of Eternal Light, and an undefiled Mirror of the Maje?ty of God, and an Image of his Goodne?s; ?he teacheth us Soberne?s and Prudence, Righteou?ne?s and Strength; ?he under?tands the Subtilty of words, and Solution of dark ?entences; ?he foreknoweth Signs and Wonders, and what ?hall happen in time to come.

    Synonyms

    * sagacity * sapience

    Antonyms

    * foolishness * folly

    Derived terms

    * conventional wisdom * pearl of wisdom * wisdom tooth

    Related terms

    * wise * wisehead * wiseness * Wissen (German)

    See also

    * morality English words suffixed with -dom ----

    aporesis

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • Knowing perplexity, knowing the extent of one's wisdom.

    • References

    * Book review of Adventures in the Aporetic; Anthropological Alterities , by Lowern G.V., University Press of America: 2005: "the process of perplexity in the face of disjunctive similitudes" * How Budhist was Plato , by Robert Ellis: "The Non-Dualist Elements in Socrates' thought center around his claim to be wise only in the sense that he knows the extent of his own ignorance, a claim known as the aporesis."

    See also

    * aporia