Knowledge of what is good and bad, and what produces happiness.
This is the most general of all virtues, and concerns understanding well the key Stoic claim that virtue is the only good, vice is the only bad, and indifferents are neither of these.
The person with wisdom is the one who can make sense of what matters most in any situation.
Greek: Sophia
σοφία.
Book: Essential Stoic Concepts
Subtitle: A Stoic glossary
Author: Stoa
Chapter: Wisdom
Location: Chapter 32, Section 2
Content:
Knowledge of what is good and bad, and what produces happiness.
This is the most general of all virtues, and concerns understanding well the key Stoic claim that virtue is the only good, vice is the only bad, and indifferents are neither of these.
The person with wisdom is the one who can make sense of what matters most in any situation.
Greek: Sophia
σοφία.