Abstract
Following a suggestion of Brouwer an axiomatic definition of wisdom is proposed. I. In order to isolate the axioms of wisdom we have to separate wisdom from religion and from philosophy. This follows from the fact that wisdom provides a measure by means of which we can classify a religious doctrine as expressing wisdom, respectively unwisdom. Today it is almost a tautology to say that not every religious doctrine expresses wisdom. On the other hand, there are several examples of philosophical positions that do not express wisdom, in spite of the fact that the Greek word ‘philosophy’ implies the love of wisdom. It is again a tautology to say that today not every philosophical doctrine as such expresses wisdom. II. To perceive the axioms of wisdom we first have to assume the universal constant of meaning as a primitive concept. Thus the axioms of wisdom are:
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