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    Journal Entry #3 Wisdom and Folly CMCL 301 (Condensed Journal Entries) Colton O’Reilly 10060253 Oct 25th 2013 (Condensed journal entries - they must be single spaced‚ 12 pt.‚ Times New Roman‚ and around half a page. You must do a minimum of 3 out of the 8 readings for this pillar. For these shortened entries‚ please answer the top three questions‚ and one of the personal response questions. ) Plato (Republic) Colton O’Reilly 10060253 Nov 8th 2013

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    Wisdom and Folly: Essay Three Liberty University Wisdom and Folly Nearly seventy-five percent of The Old Testament consists of poetry. This includes the books of Psalms and Proverbs‚ which are written entirely in poetry (Henner‚ 2014 par. 1). In the English Bible there are 5 poetic books: Job‚ Psalms‚ Proverbs‚ Ecclesiastes‚ and Song of Songs. The Hebrew people used poetry to express emotion‚ promote worship‚ and to instruct wisdom Hindson & Yates‚ 2012 p. 232). It is the assertion of Hindson

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    “The Praise of Folly” Desiderius Erasmus In Erasmus’ work “The Praise of Folly”‚ the narrator delivers a speech praising Folly with the following: "And to whom is it generally agreed life owes its beginning if not to me? For it certainly isn’t the spear of ‘mighty-fathered’ Pallas or the shield of ‘cloud-gathering’ Jupiter which fathers and propagates the human race‚"1[2496]. Here the narrator‚ who is Folly herself‚ tries to put herself above everyone else‚ even the Gods on Olympus. She says

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    Wisdom Take a moment and think about the meaning of wisdom? Think of someone whom you consider wise. This person might be involved in your daily routine‚ or a religious/political leader. It’s someone who you look up to and learn from him/her actions. Wisdom is known through three important traits; one must have good judgment‚ pure confidence‚ and knowledge. These traits are difficult to be obtained and they help us define wisdom. Wisdom has many different dimensions that are hard to be defined

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    practical‚ useful application. Wisdom implies a mature integration of appropriate knowledge‚ a seasoned ability to filter the inessential from the essential." --Doc Childre and Deborah Rozman To obtain wisdom one must have good judgment‚ pure confidence‚ and knowledge. When a person has obtained these three traits then and only then‚ will a person experience true wisdom. Even though these three traits seem to be easily obtainable most people will never truly experience wisdom. These traits are difficult

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    Desiderius Erasmus’ The Praise of Folly    Firstly written for private circulation‚ the Praise of Folly‚ by Desiderius Erasmus‚ describes the abuses and follies of the various classes of society‚ but especially the ones from the church. It is a cold inspiration‚ deliberate attempt to discredit the church‚ and its satire and harsh comment on ecclesiastical conditions were so repetitive that a reader can easily realize that the main purpose of Erasmus writing this masterpiece was

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    Name: John Shisler Course and Section Number: BIBL 105-D23 Hebrew Wisdom on Diligence and Laziness Going through the Wisdom Books of the Old Testament‚ diligence and laziness are a common theme. It is shown many different ways which is viewed more positively and which is looked down upon. Diligence and laziness may be slightly intertwined‚ but they are also completely separate ideas. The books of Proverbs and Ecclesiastes provide much of the understanding to be gained from the Bible on all four

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    Wisdom Wisdom is a personality possession that one may gain over a lifetime of experience. It is a possession that is bestowed upon a person‚ Wisdom incorporates many other traits‚ but the requirement that it is recognized by people other than the ones possessing it set wisdom apart from other personality traits. Wisdom is a compilation of a life’s experience marked by humility‚ Kairos‚ and unselfishness. Wisdom is an idea that is often confused with or improperly attributed to old age. Not all

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    Period 3 Wisdom‚ Good‚ and Evil; The Necessities of Life Wisdom based on knowledge of good and evil is a very powerful concept. Without wisdom‚ people would base life with no sense of right and wrong. Society values smart people who make good decisions and frowns upon people that do badly towards others. Therefor understanding the role of wisdom in the human experience is to comprehend how to live life according to acceptable social norms and constructs. Humans are not born with wisdom; one must

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    (WORDLY WISDOM) /BRIGHTEST/ MEANEST Bacon was‚ definitely‚ a worldly wise man. He was the wisest and the meanest of mankind. He was truly of Renaissance; the age of accumulating knowledge‚ wealth and power. He was a man of shrewd and sagacious intellect with his eyes fixed on the main chance. And what he preached in his essays was also the knowledge‚ needed for worldly success. There is no doubt that Bacon’s essays are a treasure house of worldly wisdom. The term worldly wisdom means a wisdom which

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