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without positive conditions for the development
of wise civilization.” In terms of cognitive infor-
matics, the author offers the following premises
(Targowski, 2011, preface):
touch in prudent judging and choosing a
good solution among available options.
5. Wisdom can be practical, theoretical, global,
and universal.
6. Wisdom can be taught. Left to practice
only, it is usually applied too late to impact
the right course of action. Wisdom is like a
plant, which must be nurtured to grow.
7. Wisdom should be monitored in civilization
like strategic resources because it is the most
important human resource on Earth.
1. Every mentally healthy individual has some
level of wisdom in thinking and making
decisions.
2. Wisdom is not knowledge; it is a virtue.
However, there is knowledge about wisdom,
which is just in
status nascendi
.
3. Wisdom, briefly defined, is
prudent judg-
ment and choice
. Hence, one can perceive a
person to be knowledgeable but not neces-
sarily wise, and vice versa.
4. Wisdom is not a synonym or an extension
of intelligence. Intelligence is the ability to
solve problems while wisdom is the final
Figure 2 presents a visual response to some
questions about comprehension of abstract con-
cepts. Independent but interacting events in nature
may affect our actions; just the same, visual and
verbal load coded in memory feeds our curiosity
and forces our actions.
Figure 2. Anna Ursyn, “Rondo” (© 2006, A. Ursyn. Used with permission)
