Saturday, January 26, 2013

Knowledge and Wisdom

I have reached a stage where I tend to question the very purpose of questions.
When I see people discussing facts and figures with great pontification
and especially the rabble rousing debates on prime time TV especially where Mr. Mani Shankar Aiyar
tries to belittle the opposite speaker by resorting to such menial expressions as
"Mr. X has lost his marbles and is on his way to senility",I am forced to question the meaning of "intellectual".
We all may have encountered that bright spark who knows it all,but is too vain to accept his/her mistake
and show little humility and at the same time we may also have encountered people who know it all but come across as extremely humble.
So what is the difference between knowledge and wisdom.The latter people in my opinion are the wise ones,for the wise ones know that you never can know too much.After all you dont know what you dont know.

Here is a lovely article by the philosopher who's photograph is shown below.


No brownie points for naming this philosopher as the hyperlink reveals the answer.


1 comment:

    Random Posts...!!!

  • MarchAhead's Treasure Hunt - Cryptex 2010
    MarchAhead's Treasure Hunt - Cryptex 2010
    07/11/2010 - 1 Comments

    March Ahead is a site dedicated to improve the general knowledge of whoever cares enough to.  After…

  • Quark  Sept. 2, : CROSSWORD
    Quark Sept. 2, : CROSSWORD
    02/09/2012 - 2 Comments

    This is the crossword puzzle from todays Quark. (not to be counted in the…

  • DAILY TRIVIA #42B
    DAILY TRIVIA #42B
    14/01/2009 - 5 Comments

    CONNECT:Ok...the 3 are natural occurrences...but thats not the answer(coutesy A.Mudaliar,Mood I)here's a hint…

  • DAILY TRIVIA # 502 Pataka Chai
    DAILY TRIVIA # 502 Pataka Chai
    16/09/2011 - 3 Comments

    Like Brian Lara, Q-BIT too got stuck at 501 for a lot many days. So, here comes a sitter just to outdo…

  • How well do you know your world?
    How well do you know your world?
    11/06/2017 - 8 Comments

  • Daily Trivia #434 One man's art is another man's atrocity
    Daily Trivia #434 One man's art is another man's atrocity
    11/03/2011 - 8 Comments

    Connect the images to a term.P.S:Sorry Gman!

  • Daily Trivia #591 'Destiny's Children'
    Daily Trivia #591 'Destiny's Children'
    08/10/2012 - 6 Comments

    Connect.   Quetion Qourtesy : Sneha Lakshmi Roy…

  • DAILY TRIVIA # 82
    DAILY TRIVIA # 82
    19/04/2009 - 6 Comments

    connect the brands to a person.