What Is Wisdom and How Can We Develop It?

Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science

Volumn 591, Issue , 2004, Pages 164-174

  Sternberg, Robert J ^a,b  

^a Department of Psychology ^*

^b Ctr Psychol Abilities C/E   (United States)

Author keywords

Common good; Intelligence; Values; Wisdom

Indexed keywords

EID: 0346012638     PISSN: 00027162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0002716203260097     Document Type: Review

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