A look at the lives of exceptional people who exhibited qualities
of wisdom
Why
Profiles of Wisdom? The
best way to get a handle on wisdom — what it is, and how it is developed
— may well be to examine the life stories of wise people.
Wisdom
portraits of well-known 20th century people
Portraits
of Modern Wisdom: An Introduction (Word format) (or PDF)
Historian Walter
Moss describes the need for this project, and extends an invitation
to those who might want to contribute an essay.
The Wisdom of Carl and Paula Sandburg
(Word format) (or PDF)
The book's first essay, by Walter Moss, is a wisdom-focused
portrait of renowned poet and Lincoln biographer Carl Sandburg and
his wife Paula.
 Sandburg's
Wisdom through Humor (Word format) (or PDF)
In this essay Walter Moss focuses on Carl Sandburg's
humor, and indicates how that humor was connected to his wisdom.
The Wisdom of Andrei Sakharov (Word
format) (or PDF)
Here, Walter Moss reviews the life and developing wisdom
of this Russian physicist — winner of the Nobel Peace Prize,
and champion of freedom and human rights.
The Wisdom of E.F. Schumacher (Word
format) (or PDF)
As Walter Moss puts it, this forward thinking economist
and environmentalist "attempted to apply wisdom to numerous
aspects of twentieth-century life, not only to economics and the
environment, but to science, technology, culture, education, religion,
and the relations of rich nations to poor nations."
Portraits
of pre-modern wisdom
 Shakespeare's
Take on Human Wisdom (Word format) (or
PDF) This essay by Alan Nordstrom looks at
what we can learn from Shakespeare's plays about his take on wisdom.
Profiles
of other wise people
An
Invitation to Contribute the Story of Some Wise Person You Have Known
The person needn't be famous, just wise. Just tell their
story in text, audio, or video format, and have it posted here.
Howard
McClusky: A Wise and Good Man Deeply impressed
by this man, Walter G. Moss tells us about McClusky's positive outlook
on life, his concern with helping young people, his modesty, and
more. (doc file)
My
Friend Alice Burkhardt Cop Macdonald presents
a profile of this remarkable woman — a story that first appeared
in his book Getting a Life.
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