2006-07-22 03:19:44 · 16 answers · asked by Kurious 2 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Philosophy
No. Wisdom is knowing when to use knowledge. Intelligence is just having raw knowledge.
2006-07-22 03:23:26 · answer #1 · answered by Mario B 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Much depends on how "fuzzy" is the definition of each of those terms.
Intelligence has more to do with ability to solve problems and connect data - it is not the same as knowledge, but represents an engine for acquiring knowledge.
Wisdom is a philosophical maturity, equating to experience in solving practical problems of daily life, interpersonal relations, etc. It has to do with comprehending the consequences of actions and employing philosophy to choose an action.
One may say that wisdom is one of those forms of intelligence that cannot be easily measured on tests. What people are now calling "EQ" or "emotional intelligence" is pretty much synonymous with wisdom.
I would say therefore that wisdom and intelligence have a positive correlation, but not a particularly strong correlation. People generally considered "wise" tend in fact to be above average in intelligence, whatever their level of formal education. Often people at the highest levels of IQ have been rather socially isolated during life and have failed to acquire much of that social component of wisdom ... in summary, intelligence and wisdom seem to moderately correlate, but it's far from one-to-one. The questioner has displayed much wisdom in asking this question! :)
2006-07-22 03:42:27 · answer #2 · answered by Julia C 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I believe they do. Intelligence is oftimes cold and factual whereby wisdom has an added dimension of warmth. This warmth is gained as intelligence is utilized and compassion is added as we discover the best uses for intelligence in dealing with mankind. Intelligence is transmuted into wisdom thru experience and love.
A quote from DK:
"Knowledge, expressing itself eventually through wisdom, is attained only through the agony of successively presented choices. These, submitted to the discriminating intelligence during the process of the life experience, produce at last the sense of true values, the vision of the ideal, and the capacity to distinguish reality behind the intervening glamor."
2006-07-22 04:15:22 · answer #3 · answered by CosmicKiss 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
not necessarily. In fact they may be mutually exclusive concepts. Intelligence implies the ability to collect and apply rote knowledge (for example, the ability to solve a quadratic equation) while wisdom implies a deeper understanding (typically on a more metaphysical level).
Seeking one often (but not always) is a distraction from seeking the other. Some of the smartest people that I know are the least wise and some of the wisest are the least educated.
2006-07-22 03:27:02 · answer #4 · answered by one_observation 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I believe that they do because one must have a good amount of intelligence to be wise. Wisdom comes from knowledge, which you need to have intelligence to attain. So yes they do go hand in hand.
2006-07-22 04:31:40 · answer #5 · answered by tre_loc_dogg2000 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You are born intelligent and you may increase your intelligence through life but wisdom it is a sign of having lived and learn from the experiences of life.
2006-07-22 04:38:59 · answer #6 · answered by farolito 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. Wisdom has to do with the relationships between people. Intelligence can have to do with anything.
2006-07-22 03:24:16 · answer #7 · answered by The Man 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Over time and with desire. An intelligent person can obtain wisdom. A wise person will inevitably show his intelligence. Over time.
2006-07-22 03:51:24 · answer #8 · answered by LORD Z 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Wisdom is the ability to know how to use your intelligence in the proper way.
2006-07-22 03:23:46 · answer #9 · answered by Mike N 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes.
Ur intelligence don't interfere with ur wisdom.
U live with ur wisdom but I think intelligence is an another sphere of consideration.
2006-07-22 03:25:54 · answer #10 · answered by yahooo 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋