Wisdom Matters: Reading Literature for a Wiser World

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Some moments in human history are clearly wiser than others. In politics, and in social life more generally, ours seems strikingly unwise.

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Epilogue: AI Reads Me

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You are an academic writing a critique of the conception of wisdom outlined in Peter Starr’s blog at Wiscult.com.  What are the principal shortcoming of this conception and how would you suggest rectifying them?

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