Document Type

Book Chapter

Publication Date

4-25-2025

Keywords

Christian psalms, cognition, cognitive capacities, Egyptian proverbs, Islamic psalms, philosophers, psychology, reflective thinking, religious traditions, sagacity, systematically define, theology, Vedas, wisdom

Disciplines

Developmental Psychology

Abstract

Historically, wisdom (sagacity) has its roots tied to religious traditions. From India’s Vedas, to Egyptian proverbs, and to Christian and Islamic psalms, various religions have attempted to define wisdom and have professed the importance of fostering it. While these contributions to the understanding of wisdom cannot be ignored, it was not until philosophers intervened that the world began to attempt to systematically define and analyze wisdom as its own construct.

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