Foolishness
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Foolishness is the lack[clarification needed] of wisdom. In this sense it differs from stupidity, which is the lack of intelligence.[citation needed] An act of foolishness is sometimes referred to as a folly.
Foolishness and wisdom are contrasted in Paul's letter to the Corinthians. He condemns intellectual arrogance and advocates a humble attitude of foolishness in which it is then possible to learn. Plato likewise said, "He is the wisest man who knows himself to be ill-equipped for the study of wisdom" but Paul makes a distinction between wisdom and the reason of the Greeks.[1][2]
[edit] See also
- As a dog returns to his vomit, so a fool repeats his folly - specific biblical proverb
[edit] References
- ^ Walter Arnold Kaufmann, Critique of religion and philosophy, http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=8swIKfGhcUsC&pg=PA305
- ^ William Barclay, The Letters to the Corinthians, http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=eLqvm8PqyCMC&pg=PA40
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