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Way to Wisdom: An Introduction to Philosophy
by Karl Jaspers, Ralph Manheim. 202 pgs.

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I: What is Philosophy?

IV: The Idea of God

V: The Unconditional Imperative

VI: Man

VII: The World

VIII: Faith and Enlightenment

IX: The History of Man in This Chapter Certain Passages from My Book Vom Ursprung Und Ziel Der Geschichte Have Been Reproduced Verbatim.

X: The Independent Philosopher

XI: The Philosophical Life

XII: The History of Philosophy

Appendices

Index
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The Lure of Wisdom
by James D. Collins. 168 pgs.

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The Lure of Wisdom
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Wisdom and Destiny (1898)
by Maurice Maeterlinck, Alfred Sutro. 356 pgs.

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Canons and Wisdoms
by Albert Cook. 216 pgs.

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Acknowledgments

Preface

1. the Canon of Poetry and the Wisdom of Poetry

2. "Most Take All": the Good and the Beautiful in Herbert's Temple

3. Heidegger and the Wisdom of Poetry

4. Finalities of Utterance and Modalities of Expression

5. Sound, Sense, and Religion in the Dialogized Context of Donne's Poetry

6. Wisdom and Ethics I

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Works Cited

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Socratic Wisdom: The Model of Knowledge in Plato's Early Dialogues
by Hugh H. Benson. 294 pgs.

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While the early Platonic dialogues have often been explored and appreciated for their ethical content, the characteristc features of these dialogues are decidedly epistemological - Socrates' method of questions and answers, known as elenchos, Socrates' fascination with definition, Socrates' profession of ignorance, and Socrates' thesis that virtue is knowledge. Benson here attempts to uncover the epistemological view that underlies these previously neglected features of Socratic thought.

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1: Introduction

Part I: The Socratic Elenchos

2: The Aims of the Elenchos

3: The Problem of the Elenchos

4: The Dissolution of the Problem of the Elenchos

Part II: Socratic Definition

5: The 'What Is F-Ness?' Question and Socratic Definition

6: The Priority of Definitional Knowledge

7: The Sufficiency of Definitional Knowledge

Part III: Socratic Knowledge

8: Socratic Ignorance

9: A Socratic Theory of Knowledge

10: Knowledge Virtue, and Other Problems

11: Conclusion Meno, the Slave-Boy, and Plato

Bibliography

Index
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Wisdom and Love in Saint Thomas Aquinas
by Etienne Gilson. 62 pgs.

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Prefatory

Wisdom and Love in Saint Thomas Aquinas

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Pancatantra: The Book of India's Folk Wisdom
by Patrick Olivelle. 200 pgs.

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The Pancatantra is the most famous collection of fables in India and was one of the earliest Indian books to be translated into Western languages. No other work of Indian literature has had a greater influence on world literature, and no other collection of stories has become as popular in India itself. Patrick Olivelle presents the Pancatantra in all its complexity and rich ambivalence, examining central elements of political and moral philosophy alongside the many controversial issues surrounding its history. This new translation vividly reveals the story-telling powers of the original author, while detailed notes illuminate aspects of ancient Indian society and religion to the non-specialist reader.

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Introduction

Note on the Translation

Bibliography

Guide to the Pronunciation of Sanskrit Words

The Prelude to the Story

Book I on Causing Dissension Among Allies

Book II on Securing Allies

Book III on War and Peace: the Story of the Crows and the Owls

Book IV on Losing What You Have Gained

Book V on Hasty Actions

Appendix I Concordance of Stories

Appendix II Stories in Other Pañcatantra Versions

Explanatory Notes

Glossary of Names

Index
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The Anthropology of Wisdom Literature
by Wanda Ostrowska Kaufmann. 158 pgs.

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This unusual book examines definitions of the fable, apologue, parable, moral tale, etc. It then proposes the use of the term exemplum, used by medieval scribes, to define all types of wisdom narratives. It makes a cross-cultural structural analysis of the exemplum and identifies its tripartite structure composed of the promythium, the nucleus, and the epimythium. The book ends with an analysis of the reasons why grown men spent so much time writing and collecting these tales. It demonstrates that fables and related genres were not really meant for little children to learn moral lessons. They were used to teach complex religious and political ideologies, to safely ridicule tyrants and despots, to release tensions, and to give good or bad advice.

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Illustrations

Foreword

Notes

Acknowledgments

Introduction

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1: Morphology of the Exemplum

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2: Typology of the Exemplum

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Part I: Oriental Roots

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3: From the Vedas to the Epics

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4: From the Upanishads to the Brhat-Katha

5: The Derivatives of the Brhat-Katha

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Part II: Classical Roots

6: From Homer to Aristotle

7: Hellenistic Collections

8: From Phaedrus to Avianus

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Part III: The Exemplum in Medieval Europe

9: From the New Testament to Caesarius of Arles

10: Revival of the Collections

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11: From Juan Manuel to Boccaccio

Part IV: Functions of the Exemplum

12: Intratextual Functions

13: Extratextual Functions

Notes

Conclusion

Bibliography

Index

About the Author
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The Diamond Sutra: The Perfection of Wisdom; Text and Commentaries Translated from Sanskrit and Chinese
by Red Pine. 450 pgs.

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A dazzling new translation with commentaries from the Chinese & Sanskrit of the text most central to Zen Buddhism.

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The Diamond Sutra: The Perfection of Wisdom

Translators Preface

Chapter One

Chapter Two

Chapter Three

Chapter Four

Chapter Five

Chapter Six

Chapter Seven

Chapter Eight

Chapter Nine

Chapter Ten

Chapter Eleven

Chapter Twelve

Chapter Thirteen

Chapter Fourteen

Chapter Fifteen

Chapter Sixteen

Chapter Seventeen

Chapter Eighteen

Chapter Nineteen

Chapter Twenty

Chapter Twenty-One

Chapter Twenty-Two

Chapter Twenty-Three

Chapter Twenty-Four

Chapter Twenty-Five

Chapter Twenty-Six

Chapter Twenty-Seven

Chapter Twenty-Eight

Chapter Twenty-Nine

Chapter Thirty

Chapter Thirty-One

Chapter Thirty-Two

Names, Terms & Sources
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Wisdom Texts from Qumran
by Daniel J. Harrington. 118 pgs.

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This study is the first full analysis of the Qumran wisdom texts. New translations and a full explanation of the background and context of wisdom literature introduce the reader to an important and hitherto little discussed part of the Dead Sea Scrolls.After surveying biblical and extrabiblical wisdom books, the author considers the best and most fully preserved wisdom texts from Qumran. The centrepiece of the book is a discussion of the large wisdom instruction known as Sapiential Work A. Also, the author reflects on the relevance of those texts for the study of early Judaism and Christianity. An appendix treats the Ben Sira scroll from Masada.

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Series Editor’s Preface

Acknowledgements

1: Introduction to Wisdom at Qumran

2: Israel’s Wisdom Tradition

3: Biblical Wisdom Texts and Targums at Qumran

4: Wisdom in the Psalms Scroll from Cave 11

5: Folly and Wisdom in 4q184-185

6: A Large Wisdom Instruction (sapiential Work A)

7: Other Qumran Wisdom Instructions

8: Sectarian Wisdom

9: Wisdom Texts from Qumran and Early Judaism

10: Wisdom Texts from Qumran and Early Christianity

Appendix

Bibliographical Essay

Bibliography

Index of Subjects

Index of References to Biblical and Other Ancient Literature
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Knowing Words: Wisdom and Cunning in the Classical Traditions of China and Greece
by Lisa Raphals. 271 pgs.

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Myth and Poetics

Knowing Words: Wisdom and Cunning in the Classical Traditions of China and Greece

To Victor Raphals 1911-1982

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Foreword

Preface

Abbreviations

Introduction

Chapter 1: Chinese Accounts of Wisdom and Knowledge

Chapter 2: Wisdom in Classical Confucianism

Chapter 3: Mohist Knowledge

Chapter 4: Taoist Wisdom

Chapter 5: Cunning in Rhetoric and Strategy

Interlude

Chapter 6: The Strategies of Zhuge Liang

Chapter 7: The Journey to the West

Chapter 8: Heroes, Kings, and Kingmakers

Chapter 9: Skillful Means

Chapter 10: Conclusions

Appendix 1. Warring States Terms for Wisdom and Cunning

Appendix 2. Terms for Wisdom and Cunning in Two Ming Novels

Appendix 3. Semantic Range

Selected Bibliography

Index
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The Book of Proverbs and Our Search for Wisdom
by Richard J. Clifford. 64 pgs.

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The Book of Proverbs and Our Search for Wisdom

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The Pere Marquette Lectures in Theology
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Wisdom and Wonder in Metaphysics A: 1-2, in The Review of Metaphysics
by Denise Schaeffer. 16 pgs.

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