The Language(s) of Wisdom in the 20th - 21st Centuries
The common characteristic of wisdom is the connection between assertion and request (reminder, advice). Within this basic structure there are different types of wisdom. Wisdom can be the assertion of a certain knowledge, it can be based on the recognition of not-knowing, and it can be a synthesis of both. The third type is characterized by personal addresses and the focus on the individual life. This wisdom is a global phenomenon, which is shown by publications related to wisdom from Russian extreme sportsmen, traveler and priest Fedor Konyukhov and the Tyrolean alpinist Reinhold Messner.