Books, Brochures, and Chapters>Book: Hubble , Edwin Powell (1977-12), The nature of science and other lectures, Greenwood Pub Group, Retrieved on 2012-06-05Source Material [books.google.com]
Memes
05 JUN 2012
Knowledge Can be Transferred, but Not Wisdom
Positive, objective knowledge is public property. It can be transmitted directly from one person to another, it can be pooled, and it can be passed on from one generation to the next. Consequently, knowledge accumulates through the ages, each generation adding its contribution. Values are quite different. By values, I mean the standards by which we judge the significance of life. The meaning of good and evil, of joy and sorrow, of beauty, justice, success-all these are purely private convicti...Wisdom relies on an accumulation of personal experiences.