The History of Wisdom Research in Psychology and the New Common Model

Abstract

Abstract Wisdom research in Psychology has soared in recent years, culminating in a new ‘common wisdom model’. That model is discussed in light of the preceding history of psychological wisdom research. Although the new model aims at integrating common denominators of the wisdom construct from previously diverging theorists, various sceptical and heterodox voices remain amongst wisdom researchers, as witnessed by nine critical commentaries published alongside the new model. The two primary threads of disagreement with the new model and divergences among the authors seem to be (1) its neglect of emotionality and (2) the vagueness of its depiction of the morality inherent in wisdom. Although the common model is, in many ways, a culmination of previous theory and research on wisdom, it remains a single advance that requires further development. Remaining disagreements show that the new model is just a first step and that more conceptual work is needed.

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