Cognitive Informatics and Wisdom Development: Interdisciplinary Approaches

Download or read book Cognitive Informatics and Wisdom Development: Interdisciplinary Approaches written by Targowski, Andrew and published by IGI Global. This book was released on 2010-12-31 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since wisdom is the ultimate human virtue, its application is important for humans and civilization. Cognitive Informatics and Wisdom Development: Interdisciplinary Approaches argues that wise civilization cannot function without wise people and vice versa, that wise people cannot function without positive conditions for the development of wise civilization. Using the cognitive informatics approach as a basis for the investigation of wisdom, this book offers solutions on how to study and evaluate the state of wisdom in 21st century society and the requirements for wise civilization and its monitoring systems.