Our Mission
Deeper our scientific understanding of wisdom and its role in the decisions and choices that affect everyday life
Connect scientists, scholars, educators, and students to initiate wisdom research & disseminate findings to the public
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The Center for Practical Wisdom is directly affiliated with the
Division of Social Sciences
Research & Resources
We want to understand how an individual develops wisdom and the circumstances and situations in which people are most likely to make wise decisions. We hope that, by deepening our scientific understanding of wisdom, we will also begin to understand how to gain, reinforce, and apply wisdom and, in turn, become wiser as a society.
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Highlighted Publications
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Applying Wisdom to Contemporary World Problems
Edited by Robert J. Sternberg, Howard C. Nusbaum, & Judith Glück
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You have to be strong to get old
Middle-age caregiving, wisdom development, and life planning among older adult womenby Kathryn Hartikka
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The fundamental role of storytelling and practical wisdom in facilitating the ethics education of junior doctors
by Alexia Patton & Ben Kotzee
