AnalPhilosopher

I had my four wisdom teeth extracted 25 years ago today. Does that mean I was wise up until 25 years ago? One thing I know for sure: The formal study of philosophy has nothing to do with wisdom, causally or logically. If anything, it makes one less wise, since it keeps one from living a normal life. The idea that philosophers, by virtue of their training, are wiser than others is laughable. Many philosophers are fools. Oddly enough, the word "philosophy" comes from Greek words meaning love (philia) of wisdom (sophia). Perhaps that's it: We philosophers love wisdom, in the sense that we're attracted to it and seek it out, but attraction is not possession and seeking is not finding.