The Berlin Wisdom Paradigm: A Conceptual Analysis of a Psychological Approach to Wisdom
History and Philosophy of Psychology 11 (2):25-35 (2009)
| Abstract | The main purpose of this article is to undertake a conceptual investigation of the Berlin Wisdom Paradigm: a psychological project initiated by Paul Baltes and intended to study the complex phenomenon of wisdom. Firstly, in order to provide a wider perspective for the subsequent analyses, a short historical sketch is given. Secondly, a meta-theoretical issue of the degree to which the subject matter of the Baltesian study can be identified with the traditional philosophical wisdom is addressed. The main result yielded by a careful conceptual analysis is that the philosophical and psychological concepts of wisdom, though not entirely the same, are at least parallel. Finally, one of the revealed aspects of the Berlin Wisdom Paradigm, i.e. its relative neglect of the non-cognitive and personal aspects of wisdom is brought to the fore. This deficiency, it is suggested, can be remedied by the application of the virtue ethics' conceptual framework. | |||||||||
| Keywords | Berlin Wisdom Paradigm Baltes wisdom philosophy psychology conceptual analysis virtue ethics | |||||||||
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