tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17674921.post5631997140949278300..comments2023-07-25T13:50:02.601+01:00Comments on My Word 1: THERE'S NOT ENOUGH WISDOM.ZACLhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07289333819869440699noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17674921.post-10840149127525772922011-11-21T10:12:46.863+00:002011-11-21T10:12:46.863+00:00I knew I would obtain a fascinating view from you....I knew I would obtain a fascinating view from you. There is nothing in your comment with which I cannot concur. It is full of wisdom.<br /><br />How far do you think bodging would get? A festival for bodgers, bodging and raising awareness of what bodging can do, may have some interesting and probably unintended consequences. At least it could be, (note, not would be)good fun. A cracked shield for the best bodge perhaps?ZACLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07289333819869440699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17674921.post-87479781474890921572011-11-21T08:16:56.616+00:002011-11-21T08:16:56.616+00:00It may be unwise of me but I first need to point o...It may be unwise of me but I first need to point out that philosophy and wisdom have long parted company in our English language. The "love of wisdom" etymology has little reference to the scope of philosophy today.<br /><br />Grammatically or perhaps philosophically speaking, wisdom is not something that lends itself to be measured. It occurs, or fails to occur, in individual acts, the little things you perform hundreds of each day. What you say to your spouse, whether to take your umbrella, checking if you have enough milk--these are some of the everyday acts where wisdom is required, not to mention the bigger things, like whether to trust someone. Knowledge of philosophy is not required in matters of wisdom, I would argue.<br /><br />Philosophy, I would argue, consists mainly of argument.<br /><br />Setting that quibble to one side, I think Malmesbury's idea is charming. You've reminded me to read some Hobbes. I'm sure I can download him to my Kindle and discover what else he said apart from life in the raw being "solitary, poor, nasty, brutish and short".<br /><br />I wish my own town had some high-minded festival attached to its name. Traditionally it's associated with bodgers. How about the High Wycombe International Festival of Bodging?Vincenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18297306807695767580noreply@blogger.com