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WISDOM:

From the Latin sapientia, it relates to intelligence, in the opinion, common sense, prudence,
knowledge, science, philosophy.
Wisdom is an enormously important concept. Wisdom is a virtue. But more than that, it’s the
virtue that guides our exercise of the other virtues.
There’s this line from Shakespeare’s that state: “The fool doesn’t think he is wise, but the wise
man knows himself to be a fool.” In other words, wise people recognize that there are many
things that they don’t know.
This theory of wisdom also explains why people so often think that experience is a necessary
condition for wisdom. Not everyone with lots of life experience is wise which is just to say not
every elderly person knows how to live well. But, a wide range of experience is necessary to
learn what has value in a human life.

Answer:
Wisdom has a special place among the virtues: other virtues typically allow of misuse or of
undesirable surpluses. Thus, an intellectually gifted person may use her intelligence to commit
fraud, and a witty person may use her wit to ridicule others. One may be kind to a fault,
courageous to the point of foolhardiness, too patient, or too generous. But one cannot, it seems,
be too wise or put one’s wisdom to bad use. When it comes to wisdom, good use is part of the
very notion of wisdom. (Fileva & Tresan 2013, 234)
OPINION
in the current language, to give one’s opinion is to give one’s “way of thinking”, in other words,
assume the very subjective part of one’s words. Thus, opinion is based more on a feeling more
than on a reality shared and observed by all.
Opinions are comprised of statements which not only give facts but also provide conclusions or
perspectives regarding certain situations. They may advance a belief about certain things or provide
explanations.
Opinions are based on personal observations that may or may not be true. e.g. I like silver
colored cars. My stomach gets bloated every time I eat legumes. Honey bees are busy insects.
LeBron James looks like a giant standing next to Steph Curry.

Expressing a statement with a combination of truths and opinions take the form of an opinion
with facts.

Answer:
Distinguishing fact from opinion is that facts are verifiable, i.e. can be agreed to by the
consensus of experts. An example is: "United States of America was involved in the Vietnam
War," versus "United States of America was right to get involved in the Vietnam War". An
opinion may be supported by facts and principles, in which case it becomes an argument.
Different people may draw opposing conclusions (opinions) even if they agree on the same set
of facts. Opinions rarely change without new arguments being presented. It can
be reasoned that one opinion is better supported by the facts than another, by analyzing the
supporting arguments

In casual use, the term opinion may be the result of a person's perspective, understanding,
particular feelings, beliefs, and desires. The term may also refer to unsubstantiated information,
in contrast to knowledge and fact.

Truths are based on observable facts. e.g. the color of a car. The way our stomachs digest food.
The way honey bees collect pollen. The number of times Michael Jordan won a NBA
championship. etc...

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