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“The fact that increasing numbers of individuals experience an extended period of old and very old age is a new phenomenon. Currently, neither societies nor individuals have the necessary theoretical and practical knowledge that would assist them to anticipate and master the uncertainties of this life period.”
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“almost all philosophical notions about wisdom have been incorporated in psychological theories’’ (p. 447).”
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“combines a broad definition of wisdom as excellence in mind and virtue with a specific characterization of wisdom as an expert knowledge system dealing with the conduct and understanding of life.”
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“Extensive procedural knowledge in the Berlin model of expertise is a modern variant of practical wisdom.”
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“talk should trend toward repeating similar patterns in the future within similar contexts—simply because such patterns provide an optimally efficient, well-practiced path.”
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胡草漫’s 2025 Year in Books
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