Rev. ed. of: A handbook of wisdom. 2005. Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents:
Conclusions. Conceptions of wisdom -- Measures of wisdom -- The development of wisdom -- Cultural perspectives on wisdom -- Wisdom and other psychological constructs -- Wisdom in action -- Conclusions. Part 1. Foundations of wisdom. Race to Samarra: the critical importance of wisdom in the world today / Robert J. Sternberg -- Philosophical foundations of wisdom / Jason Swartwood and Valerie Tiberius -- Sociocultural foundations of wisdom / Ricca Edmondson and Markus H. Woerner -- Neurobiology of wisdom / Ellen E. Lee and Dilip V. Jeste -- part 2. Conceptions of wisdom. Wisdom of the crowd: exploring people's conceptions of wisdom / Nic M. Weststrate, Susan Bluck, and Judith Gluck -- Wisdom as self-transcendence / Carolyn M. Aldwin, Heidi Igarashi, and Michael R. Levenson -- Wisdom as a personality type / Monika Ardelt, Stephen Pridgen, and Kathryn L. Nutter-Pridgen -- Why people often prefer wise guys to guys who are wise: an augmented balance theory of the production and reception of wisdom / Robert J. Sternberg -- The distinction between personal and general wisdom: how far have we come / Ursula M. Staudinger -- Wise reasoning: converging evidence for the psychology of sound judgment / Harrison Oakes, Justin P. Brienza, Abdo Elnakouri, and Igor Grossmann -- Practical wisdom: what Aristotle might add to psychology / Barry Schwartz and Kenneth E. Sharpe -- Wisdom as state versus trait / Igor Grossmann, Franki Y. H. Kung, and Henri C. Santos -- part 3. Measures of wisdom. Performance-based measures of wisdom: state of the art and future directions / Ute Kunzmann -- Self-report wisdom measures: strengths, limitations, and future directions / Jeffrey Dean Webster -- part 4. The development of wisdom. The development of wisdom during adulthood / Judith Gluck -- Educating for wisdom / Michel Ferrari and Juensung Kim -- Teaching for wisdom / Robert J. Sternberg and Emily S. Hagen -- part 5. Cultural perspectives on wisdom. Cultural differences in wisdom and conceptions of wisdom / Michel Ferrari and Fatemeh Alhosseini -- Non-western lay conceptions of wisdom / Shih-ying Yang and Ali Intezari -- part 6. Wisdom and other psychological constructs. Creativity, intelligence, and wisdom: could versus should / Sarah F. Lynch and James C. Kaufman -- Giftedness and wisdom / Don Ambrose -- Low levels of wisdom: foolishness / Balazs Aczel -- The mirror of wisdom: self-reflection as a developmental precursor and core competency of wise people / Nic M. Weststrate -- Identity and purpose in life as building blocks for wisdom / Kaylin Ratner and Anthony L. Burrow -- Wisdom, morality, and ethics / Robert J. Sternberg and Judith Gluck -- Wisdom and emotion / Ute Kunzmann and Judith Gluck -- Wisdom and well-being / Monika Ardelt -- Relationship between wisdom and spirituality: an expanded theoretical model with mysticism and gerotranscendence / Masami Takahashi -- part 7. Wisdom in action. Wise leadership / Bernard McKenna and David Rooney -- Professional wisdom: functions and processes of psychotherapeutic and judicial wisdom / Heidi M. Levitt and Lauren M. Grabowski -- Wisdom in medical decision-making / Lauris C. Kaldjian -- Wisdom in history and politics / Lloyd S. Etheredge -- The urgent need for social wisdom / Nicholas Maxwell -- Conclusions. Why Is wisdom such an obscure field of inquiry and what can and should be done about it? / Robert J. Sternberg and Judith Gluck.
Summary:
This is a comprehensive review of the psychological literature on wisdom by leading experts in the field. It covers the philosophical and sociocultural foundations of wisdom and showcases the measurement and teaching of wisdom. The connection of wisdom to intelligence and personality is explained alongside its relationship with morality and ethics. It also explores the neurobiology of wisdom, its significance in medical decision-making, and wise leadership. How to develop wisdom is discussed and practical information is given about how to instill it in others. It is accessible to a wide readership and includes virtually all of the major theories of wisdom, as well as the full range of research on wisdom as it is understood today. It takes both a basic-science and applied focus, making it useful to those seeking to understand wisdom scientifically and to those who wish to apply their understanding of wisdom to their own work.
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.