wisdom

<philosophical terminology> good judgment with respect to abstract truth or theoretical matters (in contrast to prudence in concrete, practical affairs). For Plato, wisdom is the virtue appropriate to the rational soul, and for Aristotle, it is the highest intellectual virtue.

[A Dictionary of Philosophical Terms and Names ]

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