Many of the notorious criminals are definitely intelligent. They use their intelligence to conduct crimes.
You can not expect any wisdom from such people.
So, intelligence can be used towards positive side to get wisdom and at the negative side to perform crime.
Thus, as such intelligence has no value if it is not used to get wisdom.
Wisdom is a virtue. Intelligence is the ability to acquire information and to use it. Both are essential. Both are useful. Their outcomes, however, are different. Without intelligence we would not be able to advance knowledge. If a person desires the type of progress that emerges out of a knowledge-based society, then intelligence would be seen to be more useful. Without wisdom we would not be able to use that knowledge to make decisions that promote the welfare of others. If we esteem the type of social progress that emerges out of the practice of virtue, then wisdom would be seen to be more useful.
Many of the notorious criminals are definitely intelligent. They use their intelligence to conduct crimes.
You can not expect any wisdom from such people.
So, intelligence can be used towards positive side to get wisdom and at the negative side to perform crime.
Thus, as such intelligence has no value if it is not used to get wisdom.
intelligence - in my psyche is a device. E.g. a screwdriver. You have a basic one or you would great be able to intense current.
wisdom - is knowing how to utilize the apparatus well … astutely. Also, knowing when NOT to utilize it, maybe utilizing another instrument
regards
For wisdom is a protection... Wisdom preserves the life of its owner.
Ecclesiastes 7:12 (New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures)
Wisdom tends to highlight the wisdom in experience: intelligence creates insight out of experience, that is provides that addition. So intelligence has to be preferred all the time. The wisdom of the ancients resembles commonsense today, no perceivable developments.
Intelligence is the nature's or God's gift. It goes with the person. You either have a large portion of intelligence or a small one. Wisdom is the result of hard work and the pertinent build up of knowledge by a person using a portion or the whole of his intelligence in some field of expertise..
Wisdom acquired over the years can benefit later generations if they have the intelligence to follow it.
Intelligence is a certain ability that can be used in various ways, including evil: for example, an intelligent thief or psychopath.
Wisdom is a positive feature; it is knowledge, respect for others and many other elements.
Something different for everyone is useful, helpful. Intelligence enables easier adaptation in all living conditions. But wisdom is a real virtue.
- Perhaps you should ask, "Can an unintelligent person be wise?" or "Can a wise person be unintelligent?"
- Seems to me you can't have wisdom without intelligence, relative to specific subject domains, although matters of degree will be involved.
- The companion question is "Can an intelligent person be unwise?" Here the answer seems to be different. A person may have the intelligence to handle complex subject matters yet lack the "wisdom of experience" to make proper use of that intelligence. However, even here we might say that wisdom in that sense involves having acquired the additional intelligence to make use of that intelligence.
- Nota bene: The unintelligent might be mistakenly believed to be intelligent or wise, like the character Chauncey Gardner in the film Being There, based on Jerzy Kosiński's novel of the same name: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Being_There
From the above discussion we might conclude that while wisdom is different from intelligence, it requires some level of intelligence (Forest Gump not withstanding). Further, there seems agreement that wisdom is a virtue (intelligent criminals are possible, but wise criminals are ruled out by definition), and wisdom is not automatically acquired from experience. And finally, wisdom seems to be related to how we successfully deal with experience. Beyond this (likely) general agreement, how do we put the flesh on these points? What additional (beyond some level of intelligence) personal cognitive or affective qualities are required to be considered wise? Putting forward opinions based on loose, thin general definitions won't get us very far. So things get tricky---consider the possible complexity of what wisdom might entail: while, at least half the world population would not identify as male, when asked to come up with examples of wise people, it seems that largely men come to mind. However given that others (e.g women, and trans-gender individuals) have different experiences and opportunities in life, what is considered wisdom may differ somewhat by gender, and require different qualities for dealing with different life situations and experiences. That is, wisdom may be expressed differently by those of different genders (and ages?). Further, within the distinct cultures around the globe with their differing systems of religion, government, philosophies, and justice one might expect somewhat varying cultural attributes associated with the virtue of wisdom. It would be interesting to ask people from specific cultures to provide exemplars of wisdom in their own communities. Wisdom seems largely a cluster concept with attributes that vary across history and culture. Having a universally agreed upon specific definition of wisdom may therefore be impossible (could this be the case also with notions of intelligence?). If agreed upon specific definitions of intelligence and wisdom cannot be provided, no informative answer to the questions can be provided beyond what the general definitions already include. Hence the answer to the second question (is intelligence or wisdom more useful?), the answer is already built-in ---- one might notice no-one above has said intelligence is more useful!
Something about this question makes me think of the following quote from the Critique of Pure Reason:
"To know what questions may reasonably be asked is already a great and necessary proof of sagacity and insight. For if a question is absurd in itself and calls for unnecessary answers, it not only brings disgrace to the person raising it, but may prompt an incautious listener to give absurd answers, thus presenting, as the ancients said, the laughable spectacle of one person milking a he-goat, and another holding the sieve underneath."
Although Kant makes this quote in connection with the question "What is Truth?", it seems to me that it might apply to a question about the utility of wisdom. While wisdom undoubtedly has great general utility...Kant defines Wisdom as organized life...its "point", as it were, seems to me, to have little to do with utility. In fact, in some "Eastern philosophies" wisdom is precisely identified with the useless (see, for instance, Chuang Tzu's story about the useless tree)...and then there is Descartes' tombstone to reckon with. ;-)
I prefer to have more wisdom than intelligence! Any fool can be smart in some aspect, but wisdom involves a more deep understanding of intellect. In general, It is more important to be wise than to be intelligent.
You may find some interesting answers and statistics under Debate.org.
http://www.debate.org/opinions/is-intelligence-more-important-than-wisdom
43% YES
57% NO
" One can be intelligent without being wise, but one cannot be wise without having significant intelligence, whether inborn, or developed along with the accumulated wisdom..." - Warren Kramer
https://www.quora.com/Which-do-you-prefer-wisdom-or-intelligence
Intelligence and Wisdom:
Dear Colleague, being in an advanced age and the academic carrier behind me I would say, both to have is not a distaster. It is customary to use the former in younger years, and the latter in later years.
A satisfying art of living could be: both to have, but, furtunately, not to know this. Greater seems to me my own experience: both not to own, to know this, and nevertheless to pretend to have them.
Kind regards, Hein Retter
The main difference between intelligence and wisdom is that intelligence means implementing the gain knowledge wisely and perfectly and it can learned by gaining more experience of a field while wisdom is something that can never come with age. Even a child can be wiser than an adult or mature person.
Intelligence is to discern and categorize, wisdom is to grasp the implications. I believe both are necessary- If I had to choose one, It'd be wisdom
In my opinion intelligence is more useful than the wisdom. Since intelligence comes from experience, so by doing activities again and again we can improve. But wisdom can never be obtained by experience. Wisdom is somewhat natural. In the world the most of the people are intelligent, they are not wise.
Of course, using phenomenological methods you can find significant differences between intelligence and wisdom.
1) I mention only the different relationship of both to the moral law. Intelligence at all times is used also in unmoral acting, wisdom includes always moral behavior.
2) In Japan the well-known proverb is used (to avoid the evil), in connection with the symbol of the 3 apes: "Don't see, don't hear, don't speak!" It stems von Confutse, as far as I know, and it means: What does not conform to the law of beauty: Don't look at it, don't listen to that, don't speak of it. - To move oneself in this normative framework is wisdom, but not necessarily intelligent behavior.
Common sense may be an element of wisdom and methodical analysis may, e.g., scientific/mathematical thinking, may be a necessary element of intelligence. Some kind of moral intelligence maybe needed to prevent misuse.
I always go with the wisdom. Very few person had reached such level.
Wisdom is when intelligence is coupled or complemented by emotional intelligence and/or spirituality. Both are useful, one more so than the other (on a sliding scale) in some situations over others.
The comparison is not valid in whichever is the most useful, wisdom or intelligence, whichever is closer to the human.
The wisdom of their influence in the potential of composition, and in the intelligence investment towards formation.
But whichever is closer to man, and in his service to man. Be the wisdom that makes him the most able to deal with the nature or environment surrounding it. Because he is a wise man, he will not be the first enemy to nature, but he will become an intelligent friend of the environment ...
Therefore, man makes fun of his intelligence to do good to man, so his wisdom is revealed, and there is a human being and his product is human.
Wisdom plays an import role in the common spiritual traditions of ancient Judaism and early Christianity after the death of Jesus of Nazaret. This shows the Script of the "Salomon's Wisdom" in the Old Testament - so in the Latin Bible ("Vulgata"), but already in the "Septuaginta" (the translation of the Jewish Holy scripts from Hebrew in ancient Greek language in much earlier time, long befor Christ). Since ancient times it is clear that this text couldn't be written by the famous King Salomon, it was a pious exercise to allocate his autorship to this text). Beside the God of the peopel of israel "Wisdom plays in the Holy scripts an interesting, partly autonomous role, so that some theologians said: The "Wisdom of Israel" is a feature of the Jewish God, and it plays an autonomous ("female") role in the relations of the "Master". But also "Wisdom of Israel" has influenced the New Testament. The first sentrnce of the Gospel of John in the New Testament is:
"In the beginning was the Word [it's the Greek "Logos"] , and the Word was with God, and the Word was God" (John 1:1)
Many thelogians interpret this as sign of the influence of Jewish Wisdom in the new belief to the rescuer Christ, because the first Christians and the whole early Christian Jerusalem community after the death of Jesus were pure Jews (some of the had origines in the Greek diaspora of so Jews, so Paul).
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" The main difference between intelligence and wisdom is that intelligence means implementing the gained knowledge wisely and perfectly and it can be learned by gaining more experience of a filed while wisdom is something that never comes with age. Even a child can be wiser than an adult or mature person..."
https://www.quora.com/What-is-the-difference-between-intelligence-wisdom
Many good answers have been posted.
Dear @Ajab, link must be attached as a part of "your" answer.
Wisdom and intelligence are interrelated attributes. The first one is a manifestation of the second one. In this context it’s interesting to underline how important was the relation between rationality and being wise: since the Patristic thought has spread throught Augustine’s works we can see that the first aspect that distinguishes the most perfect and rational being (God) from creatures is the subordination (or equiparation, in certain cases) of the will to the principle of Charity (the highest form of love) and Wisdom. This tradition was systematized by Thomas Aquinas and it was recoiled again in the philosophy of XVI-XVII centuries. No rational being is unable to be wise (since wisdom is an aspect the rational dimension) but wisdom itself is a step that only the “just ones“ can reach.
Dr. Ljubomir Jacić
Even a child can be wiser than an adult or mature person.
Yes, I fully agreed your explanation and my answer were much alike.
Dear All,
As many have already mentioned, intelligence is ability – inherited ability. Wisdom is a summary of experience. Interestingly, there are intelligence tests, but I have not ever seen a “wisdom” test. By the way, from the intelligence tests one can easily realize how diverse and complicated is to truly assess the intelligence.
the intelligent thief is intelligent but not with wisdom.
i my opinion wisdom is more important.
with respect
An intelligence quotient (IQ) is a total score derived from several standardized tests designed to assess human intelligence. Approximately two-thirds of the population scores are between IQ 85 and IQ 115. About 2.5 percent of the population scores above 130, and 2.5 percent below 70 (from wikipedia).
But anything is there for wisdom measurement? I don't know actually.
Common sense is the main factor for being an intelligent person. Intelligence is the key factor for developing wisdom.
Thanks and Regards Krick.
The question invites a comparison of intelligence and wisdom on the basis of their usefullness. Intelligence is only one of the many facets of wisdom. And to judge usefullness needs wisdom. Usefullness is not something evident , especially for the most subtle and important aspects of life. Intelligence is sometime very specialized but wisdom is never restricted to one area because it is a deep connection with life and the greatest intelligence is always from the deep aspects of life and so is always part of a deep wisdom.
There is a lot of confusion with the word ''intelligence'' and this confusion is particularly high in the field of ''artificial intelligence'' where it is confused with ''efficiency''. A program or a device that is doing a task in a way more efficient than human is qualified as ''intelligent'' while it is actually totally stupid given that it is set of fixed rules. Anyone following a set of fixed rules while performing a task would qualified his activity as totally stupid regardless of the efficiency. A chief that would say that he cooked by following exactly a recipee book would not be qualified as a great chief. Maybe the chief that wrote that recipee book was a great chief but not those following it. The creator of a highly efficient device might be qualified as intelligent but not its device. The creators of ''Big Blue'' might be qualified as ''intelligent'' but not ''Big Blue'' even though ''BIg Blue'' being the best chess player in the world. Noboy one hundred years ago would have use the word intelligence for stupid devices as the popular culture does today. Inversion of meaning of terms is a sign of the general decrease of intelligence and wisdom of peoples in modern societies. Societies that demands less and less general culture and more and more specialized knowledge that require some intelligene but very little. Creative intelligence is not efficient although it can create highly efficient stupid mechanism. Efficiency can be quantified or measured but not creativity and the core of intelligence. Whatever can be measured is by definition stupid. Whatever can be defined exactly is by definition stupid. What IQ test measured can't by definition be intelligence. IQ tests are predicting tools of academic success and the later can be measured. But academic success is not a measure of intelligence but of approval of the an average group deciding academic success. Too low intelligence get ranked low and too high about the mediocrity level get ranked low. IQ is a mediocrity test, not a intelligene test.
According to the good book:
Wisdom is the principal thing; therefore get wisdom: and with all thy getting get understanding (Proverbs 4:7).
It reminds me of the article process: There are a some technical, "cold" processes involved, like statistical procedures, and a certain level of technological competence is needed. How to employ the results are more down to a creative process, e.g., putting the findings into a meaningful context. The first process is the 'intelligence' part, the latter creative process requires some 'wisdom'.
Best
JK
Louis Brassard, Regards.
Efficacy will not the part of Intelligence, only creativeness is the part of intelligence. Again the intelligence, wisdom contains only in the creators, not in devices, recipes, artificial intelligence. And IQ is a mediocrity test, not a intelligence test. Agree with your opinion.
Being intelligent ,someone need to be logical/rational and in deep sense of the queries, understanding; someone may be touched by the wisdom.
many years passed confusing wisdom and intelligence, however, these two terms are different. open this link to find your answer: https://www.differencebtw.com/difference-between-intelligence-and-wisdom/
"Wisdom might be fading from civic culture, but it is coming into its own in medicine, psychology, neuroscience and other realms of science. In the past few years, wisdom has been put under the research microscope and found to be a distinct, measurable and precious human quality, one that is vitally important and for which there are no substitutes ...
If wisdom has a biological basis, then it presumably also has an evolutionary basis. Presumably it evolved because it helps people do better in life. And perhaps it persisted because it helps other people do better in life. “Wisdom is useful at any age,” Dr. Jeste said. “But in older age, it becomes especially important. From an evolutionary point of view, younger people are fertile, so even if they’re not wise, they’re okay. But older people need to find some other way to contribute to the survival of the species, and that is through the … effect of wisdom.” ...
Wisdom is not intelligence or expertise. You might think that people with the fastest mental processors would bring more cognitive power to bear on reflection and therefore would be wiser; but voluminous research finds that raw intelligence and wisdom simply do not map to one another – at least not reliably. In fact, on some dimensions, such as wise reasoning about intergroup conflicts, cognitive ability and wisdom, seem to be negatively related..."
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/article-a-word-to-the-wise-why-wisdom-might-be-ripe-for-rediscovery/
My son was only 9 years old with an IQ of 54 when he made the statement that he was afraid to be himself at school. It turns out that in all their collective intelligence 5 staff members would forcibly put him in a padded room when he could not understand something. He had a disorder causing aphasia so his understanding was often times poor, his intelligence thought to be impeded but his wisdom spoke volumes over that of adults deemed more intelligent. Therefore I say wisdom.
This is an example: Intelligence can help us see the "Truth" However ; only Wisdom can guide us to follow it. Without wisdom; intelligent people can destroy themselves.
Intelligence or Wisdom
Both are useful.
Intelligence come by birth.
It is the 'ability to acquire and apply knowledge and skills'.
Wisdom come by age and experience.
'Quality of having experience, knowledge, and good judgement; the quality of being wise'.
Wisdom has a much broader meaning than intelligence. Intelligence may be just a part of it. Every wise man is smart. But not all smart wise ... a person may have a supernatural intelligence and an excellent mind, yet he is not wise in his behavior. There may be obstacles that disrupt his mind and intelligence while acting.
Intelligence comes from the mind. It may be just a sound intellectual activity, but wisdom is not limited to proper thinking, but followed by good behavior in practical behavior. It is not only mind-driven, it also benefits from experience and guidance
Wisdom is not just sound knowledge or correct thought, but it is at the heart of practical life to express its existence in good behavior .. If the mind distinguishes it from understanding and thinking, wisdom is characterized by good behavior and management .. Indeed, intelligence or proper thinking may be tested accurately in practice, He succeeded in turning to wisdom.
Thus, wisdom includes the quality of thought, the accuracy of expression and the safety of measure
A man may be intelligent, but he can not think correctly but lacks precision in the expression of his lack of knowledge about the exact meaning of each word. He is wrong when he expresses his intention. As for the wise man, he says precisely what he means. And also means everything he says
In RG this is not a new question, but gives occasion to reflect the difference for a moment. Wisdom is virtue, well-known in philosophy, ethics, religion of ancient time (see the book of wisdom in the Bible). Intelligence is conception of modern psychology, a hypothetical construction psychologists try to measure in a quantitative way (IQ). Often is there much intelligence mixed with low wisdom in the world, often visible with reigning politicians.
This research question is very interesting one in era of AI.
"One of the most contentious aspects of AI is the meaning of 'intelligence.' No one debates the meaning of the word 'strength,' or belittles the idea that machines can be stronger than humans, or even tries to re-define mechanical strength to mean some mysterious physico-spiritual capability that is unique to humans.
The debate around the meaning of intelligence when it crops up in any conversation on AI is extremely baffling - until we take into account the fragile psychology of humans. Somehow, we've convinced ourselves that cognitive abilities are the sole province of the human brain, while we grudgingly cede the physical realm to the machines...
The lack of a clear definition of intelligence and our increasing inability to protect our human turf of intelligence should not threaten our spirituality or wisdom. Even if AI encroached on spirituality and wisdom in some way, it is a hallmark of true spiritual maturity and wisdom to accept that with equanimity and put it to good use for our benefit...
https://www.forbes.com/sites/cognitiveworld/2018/07/14/intelligence-is-the-red-herring-of-ai/#7476f4589bb8
Dear respected Kirk MacGregor,
intelligence and wisdom are important in the area of decision making and also they are needed in giving good judgment. So, they are both useful.
Best regards.
Kifilideen.
Some peer-reviewed materials on this very topic:
Article Intelligence and Environmental Complexity
Article The wise stance in human geography
Article Learning Wisdom Through Geographical Dislocations
Article Wisdom and foresight in Chinese thought: Sensing the immediate future
Today I should like to assert that to have some wisdom, collected by the own experience of life is appropriate; death meets both, the wise and the intelligent being.
wise people can deal with problems better but intelligence cannot guarantee a good way of living. intelligent people can understand things easier and better but wise people can implement their strategies completely. best regards
There is a difference between wisdom and intelligence, without doubt, wisdom leads to intelligence and not vice versa, that is, every wise man is intelligent and not the intelligent man is a wise.
It may be that, given the right approach, we will find ourselves able to create machines capable of not only intelligence but also wisdom. And if that happens, it might be humans like Reverend Benek and me that stand to learn from AI, rather than the other way around, about matters of the spirit...
https://www.itworld.com/article/2888014/digital-religion-and-artificial-wisdom.html
Intelligence and wisdom are synonyms. But wisdom is the advanced stage of intelligence which may lead to spiritualism. While intelligence may have positivity as well as negativity.
Intelligence and wisdom are synonyms. But wisdom is the advanced stage of intelligence which may lead to spiritualism. While intelligence may have positivity as well as negativity.
I think people should read "emotional intelligence" by Daniel Goleman, the best response to this million dollar question.
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