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Defining Wisdom: Advancing New Knowledge on the Nature and Benefits of Wisdom

Project Leader(s)

John T. Cacioppo, Tiffany & Margaret Blake Distinguished Service Professor
Director, Center for Cognitive and Social Neuroscience
Director, Arete Initiative
University of Chicago

Howard Nusbaum, Chair
Department of Psychology
University of Chicago

Grantee(s)

University of Chicago (Chicago, Illinois)

Description

The core purpose of this initiative is to stimulate progress on the scientific study of wisdom - its nature, cultivation, benefits, and applications. The Wisdom Website is the hub of an electronic network and a central resource for the study of wisdom. The interdisciplinary Wisdom Research Network connects the Project Council, researchers, as well as other individuals and networks discovered over the course of this initiative, to a collaborative network of scholars and scientists working to promote new discoveries on the nature and benefits of wisdom. A scholarly, edited volume of this research is anticipated.

Grant Amount:
$2,962,617
Start Date:
April 2007
End Date:
February 2011
Grant ID:
11976
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