It's interesting to compare and contrast [[Knowledge]] and [[Wisdom]] as goals of human endeavor. They can form a pair of axes that help us define our beliefs and the types of [[progress]] we prefer to focus on. Here is a rough comparison chart:
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| '''Knowledge'''
| '''Wisdom'''
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| Fundamental questions:
| What is true/real/possible?
| What is right/good/important?
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| Institutions/fields of endeavor:
| “Hard” Sciences, Engineering, Economics
| Religions, Ethics, Psychology/ Sociology
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| Focus on:
| Things (and beings), Matter/Energy, separation and difference
| People (and other beings), Mind/Spirit, connection and unity
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| Core values:
| Liberty and (limited) Authority
| Community and (limited) Liberty
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| Type of progress:
| Material, i.e. Technological and Economic
| Moral, i.e. Social and Ecological
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| Rates of change:
| Exponential growth, sudden crashes
| Slow progress, occasional revolutions
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