The Multi-dimensional Character of Wisdom

Abstract

Human life is most meaningful and happy when we create the conditions of our happiness by living the virtuous life. This Aristotelian notion of eudaimonia , or to use Nussbaum’s (1994) term, ‘human flourishing’ or ‘wellbeing’, lies at the core of my theoretical approach to wisdom. It is also the foundation of the ongoing wisdom research project in which I and my colleagues are involved. This project took as its starting point, and continues to be driven by, my conviction that wisdom should underlie the management of people and the organisations in which they work and/or live (McKenna, Rooney and Boal, 2009; Rooney, McKenna and Liesch, 2010). This chapter is in five parts: (1) The characteristics of wisdom; (2) Wisdom within a tri-level framework; (3) Can or should wisdom be measured?; (4) Core elements of wisdom; and (5) Wisdom in the face of dealing with paradox, complexity and incommensurability. These keywords were added by machine and not by the authors. This process is experimental and the keywords may be updated as the learning algorithm improves.

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