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Teaching, learning, and the human quest: Wisdom
Author(s) -
Jarvis Peter
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
new directions for adult and continuing education
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1536-0717
pISSN - 1052-2891
DOI - 10.1002/ace.424
Subject(s) - adult learning , epistemology , adult education , psychology , sociology , pedagogy , cognitive science , philosophy
This chapter reflects on the human quest to understand both the “why” and the “how” of existence itself and suggests that while we can be taught about wisdom, we can only learn to be wise.