Thank you so much Matthew, for your clear and
highly apropos comments. There is a group of us who is interested in the
heart of the matter as outlined by Nick, as well as the more general problem of
introducing education for wisdom at all ages. From the response to such
things a Anne Adam's doctoral dissertation on existing K-12 programs that
educate for wisdom (1374 Wisdom Page downloads in the month of September alone)
it seems that there is a thirst out there for what we have been proposing.
My only addition to Matthew's suggestions would be to get together those friends
of wisdom who would like to move from talk to action. Perhaps have a
conference, with its logistical and $$$ problems for some of
us. Or, use one or more Internet technologies (Our own
chatroom, perhaps? Text? Voice?) to do some creative
brainstorming. For those who have not yet visited it, you might be
interested in checking out the section of The Wisdom Page (http://www.cop.com/wisdompg.html)
headed WISDOM, THE ACADEMIC ENTERPRISE, AND EDUCATION FOR WISDOM. It
is repeated below.
All the best, Cop
WISDOM, THE ACADEMIC ENTERPRISE, AND EDUCATION FOR
WISDOM
Some Online Articles and
Academic Papers Related to Wisdom. An eclectic
assortment of articles and papers just a click away.
Wisdom and the Academic
Enterprise a short
introduction by Copthorne Macdonald to the issue of wisdom acquisition as an academic
focus, and the work of British scholar Nicholas Maxwell.
Press Release from FRIENDS OF WISDOM Members of this international
group include academics and others who are calling on universities to address
the most important problems facing humanity.
FRIENDS OF WISDOM More detailed information about Friends of Wisdom, and the
rationale behind it, from its founder, Nicholas Maxwell.
WISDOM: The Highest Aim of Life and Higher
Education A
streaming RealAudio (with slides) presentation of Copthorne Macdonald's “Thomas
P. Johnson Distiguished Visiting Scholar” 2006 address at Rollins College.
Discussion that followed WISDOM: The Highest Aim
of Life and Higher Education A streaming RealAudio presentation of the discussion that
followed Copthorne Macdonald's 2006 Rollins College talk.
WISDOM: The Highest Aim of Life and Higher Education A text (with slides) rendering of
Copthorne Macdonald's “Thomas P. Johnson Distiguished Visiting Scholar” address
at Rollins College April 5, 2006.
Education: From Conception to
Graduation – A Systematic Integral Approach, a doctoral dissertation by
Anne Adams concerning education
for wisdom — integral education — education that purposefully develops
and integrates the physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual intelligences.
Learning
Across the Campus: How College Facilitates the Development of Wisdom
A paper by Scott C.
Brown that explores this important issue. (In Acrobat .pdf
format.)
The Wisdom Development
Scale: Translating the Conceptual to the Concrete Here, Scott C. Brown and Jeffrey A.
Greene detail their efforts to develop a valid and reliable Wisdom Development
Scale — a scale to measure the wisdom construct described in Scott Brown's paper
above. (In Acrobat .pdf format.)