I just read a quote on Facebook that said "The function of wisdom is to discriminate between good and evil." I disagree. Good and evil refers to things of a moral nature. Wisdom doesn't always deal with moral nature. Wisdom is "knowledge of what is true or right coupled with just judgment as to action." A judge who is deemed wise will "make the right call" or do the correct thing. This correct thing, for it to be wise, must be correctly justified. In other words, wisdom is sound judgment or good sense. Sound judgment is needed in more than moral decisions.
Sound judgment goes by another name, reason. So, wisdom is really reason, or good reason.
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