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Introduction to Wisdom

WHY CARE ABOUT WISDOM?
Some thoughts about wisdom's importance

GOALS, VALUES AND WISDOM: Unsolicited Advice to Young College Students This superb essay by noted historian Walter G. Moss makes the case for early-in-life acquisition of wisdom. The alternative, as he makes clear, is very likely to be a wasted life. Must reading for young college students — and the rest of us. (Also available in DOC and PDF formats.)

Whatever Happened to Wisdom? by Jerry Ortiz y Pino. Excerpts from one of his columns in the Santa Fe Reporter.

Robert Kennedy's Call for WisdomRobert F. Kennedy's speech in Indianapolis, April 4, 1968, on the death of Martin Luther King.

The Wisdom Imperative by Alan Nordstrom. What will save us from our vices, follies, and ineptitudes? Nordstrom discusses the Wisdom Imperative.