On Wisdom by Jason Swartwood and others

Published on Aug 6 2014

Lectures (3) at University of Chicago Wisdom Research Forum 2014. 2014

Jason Swartwood is a doctoral candidate in philosophy at the University of Minnesota. He addresses aspects of wisdom and explores how we define it and know it when we see or hear it.

Sayuri Hayakawa University of Chicago Psychology Department

Sayuri is generally interested in how bilingualism and language affect cognition and behavior. She writes: "In some cases, the lack of expertise can enhane cr a tivity and could contribute to wiser decisions."

Guilherme Albieri, SUNY

The construct of wisdom and its relationship to academic and clinical success: a SUNY case study. Noted in the presentation, "Wise individuals have superior self-regulatory and interpresonal skills which mediate the realtionship of the individual vis-a-vis the environment."