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Ideas from 'Culture and Value' by Ludwig Wittgenstein [1945], by Theme Structure

[found in 'Culture and Value' by Wittgenstein,Ludwig (ed/tr Winch,Peter) [Chicago 1980,]].

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1. Philosophy / A. Wisdom / 2. Wise People
16010 While faith is a passion (as Kierkegaard says), wisdom is passionless
                        Full Idea: Wisdom is passionless. But faith by contrast is what Kierkegaard calls a passion.
                        From: Ludwig Wittgenstein (Culture and Value [1945], 53e)
                        A reaction: [Idea from SY] Personally I don't agree that wisdom is passionless. At the very least, Aristotle allows the wise person to be appropriately angry. [PG]