While we enjoy our lives, many forget the sufferings of others. As part of humanity, we must feel obligated to end disputes and to establish peace. Long ago, Baheesa was a rational and beautiful girl ...

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I don’t know about you, but I recall always being told, growing up, about the importance of wisdom—as some kind of life-learning objective, as if it were the pinnacle of cognitive development. There’s ...

In October of 1979, Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Barbara Tuchman delivered a lecture at West Point in which she decried the “persistence of unwisdom” among politicians across the ages. Reflecting ...

Wise decisions by leaders could be a blessing, as evidenced by the decisions of King Solomon. One of his famous decisions, along with the process he used to arrive at that decision, is presented in ...

In this interview, we speak to Professor Dilip Jeste about what 'wisdom' actually is, how it can be assessed, and what this can mean for our health. Please could you introduce yourself? Tell us about ...