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    Critique: Tribal Wisdom

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    Tribal Wisdom David Maybury-Lewis David Maybury Lewis (1992) wonders if we‚ as Americans‚ by having systematically chosen to dismiss as ’odd ’‚ ’weird ’‚ and not the ’right ’ way to live; in our views of foreign tribal cultures‚ have been hoisted by our own petard. By using his definition of a tribal society (for which there really is no one single way of life): "small-scale‚ pre-industrial societies that live in comparative isolation and manage their affairs without central authority

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    Hebrew Wisdom Throughout the Bible there are countless scriptures that express the importance of wisdom over folly. Alike‚ there are many scriptures that explain the significance of diligence over laziness. There is much to be said regarding wisdom and remaining diligent‚ and what occurs when there is a strong lack of wisdom and diligence. Throughout this essay the teachings of Hebrew wisdom regarding these topics will be discussed in great detail. Solomon is thought to be the wisest man in history

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    Folly of Hubris In Edith Hamilton’s Mythology‚ many mortals make the mistake of thinking themsleves equal or greater than the gods. Thinking "thoughts to dangerous to man" is the crime the gods hate the most. This stunt is called the folly of hubris. The folly of hubirs is will certainly be punnished for their arrogance. Bellerophon‚ Salmoneous‚ and Niobe all commited this crime and were most certainly punnished. Bellerophon lived a heroic and happy life until he angered the gods

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    In his essay “On Wisdom‚” Godlovitch discusses the notion of wisdom in a philosophical and cultural context. He begins his essay by defining philosophy as “the love of wisdom” as he was taught early in his studies‚ and by introducing the traditional Socratic definition of wisdom: “a humble admission of ignorance.” Godlovitch‚ unsatisfied with this definition‚ explores it further with his essay‚ going so far as to suggest that wisdom has little to do with philosophy to explain why philosophers seem

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    Nine Characteristics of Wisdom from Above (James 3:17‚18) "But the wisdom from above is first of all pure (undefiled); peace-loving‚ courteous (considerate‚ gentle); it is willing to yield to reason‚ full of compassion and good fruits; it is wholehearted and straight forward; impartial and unfeigned (free from doubts‚ wavering and insincerity). And the harvest of righteousness (Of conformity to God’s will in thought and deeds) is the fruit of the seed sown in peace by those who work for and make

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    Siddhartha: Wisdom and Knowledge Knowledge is information from teachings that can be changed and improved over time while wisdom is a timeless quality from personal experiences that is used to measure the capacity to see truth. Finding the relationship between these two topics is the central objective Hermann Hesse’s protagonist in Siddhartha strives for as he tries to reach Enlightenment. Siddhartha starts as a dissatisfied Brahmin who seeks for a new life style through the Samanas‚ who teach him

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    Wisdom Sits in Places

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    November 29‚ 2011 Wisdom Sits in Places: Landscape and Language Among the Western Apache Keith H. Basso’s Wisdom Sits in Places: Landscape and Language Among the Western Apache delivers a strong message regarding human connections between place‚ identity‚ and origins in relation to the idea of place-names. Every place evokes an association to a story and/or a person/ancestor bearing a moral message that allows the Western Apache to shape their beliefs‚ behaviors‚ identities‚ etc. It is through

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    Bronzino’s Venus‚ Cupid‚ Folly‚ and Time (c. mid 1540’s) is an astounding painting which includes intricate symbolism.# The painting has provoked much scholarly controversy and‚ to this day no one art historian can agree on what the overall idea of the painting is.# One source says that Bronzino was commissioned for this work not only as a demonstration of painterly excellence‚ but as a demonstration of Florentine intellectual cleverness‚ necessary both for the invention of the imagery and for

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    Kerr’s observation on “The folly of rewarding A while hoping for B is true today‚ simply illustrates the sometimes fouled up rewards systems that most companies have in place. Fouled up in the sense that most companies wrongly reward not so positive behaviours while hoping and expecting for better ones. Kushell‚ E.‚ Michael A‚ Heide D and Bosserman N‚ in their article explain that “Kerr’s words help explain today’s disappointing competitive results.” They further explain that most organisations

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    quotations - as a beggar would enfold himself in the purple of Emperors”. If you’ve ever taken a tour of my temporary home here at university‚ you’d find quotes scattered across my study area‚ laminated on walls and mirrors. From Maya Angelou’s words of wisdom to C.S. Lewis’s brave words of: “I was made for another world”‚ I’ve collected words which have surely allowed me to put words with faces‚ find healing‚ gain a new perspective of life‚ of the people in passing‚ and the experiences which connect us

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