A Critical Introduction to Wisdom, Understanding and Virtue

by Sharon Ryan

Book Overview

By pulling together an assortment of epistemological problems relating to wisdom, this critical introduction provides a guide to contemporary discussions about wisdom and related controversies in epistemology.

Beginning with its historical roots in both Eastern and Western philosophical thought, it introduces the nature of wisdom as understood by Plato, Aristotle, Aquinas, Descartes as well as Buddhism. Exploring debates about the ethics...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1350021296
• ISBN13: 9781350021297
• Release Date: July 2026
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Length: 256 Pages