Universities: from knowledge to wisdom

Scientists for Global Responsibility Newsletter (38):18-20 (2010)
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Nicholas Maxwell argues that the growth in academic work devoted to policy issues could mark the beginning of a shift from ‘knowledge-inquiry’ to ‘wisdom-inquiry’, leading to importance benefits for society.

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