<p>I am not sure whether this is the best stack exchange for this question, but I couldn't think of a better one. I subscribe to the theory that there are multiple types of intelligence. Is wisdom one type of intelligence? Or is wisdom something that is distinct from intelligence? I think it depends on the definition of intelligence and wisdom. Also, has there been any academic literature on the topic of wisdom and intelligence and the relation between the two?</p>

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2023-08-22T03:30:02.463Z
I'm not sure this is a question that can be answered empirically; possibly there is something you could ask on philosophy.stackexchange.com but check their guidelines first. For questions here, we ask that they are [Framed in Psychology or Neuroscience](https://psychology.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/2277/why-was-my-question-closed-as-not-framed-in-psychology-or-neuroscience), meaning we expect some background for a question. You should be able to demonstrate that your question is relevant to something you have read/heard that you can cite.
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[Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wisdom) can be a good place to get some base background - it looks like some psychologists are mentioned there, so if you can read that page and digest what information is there that could be good background for a further question about what you don't understand.
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Is wisdom one type of intelligence, or distinct from it?
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# Is wisdom one type of intelligence, or distinct from it?

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I am not sure whether this is the best stack exchange for this question, but I couldn't think of a better one. I subscribe to the theory that there are multiple types of intelligence. Is wisdom one type of intelligence? Or is wisdom something that is distinct from intelligence? I think it depends on the definition of intelligence and wisdom. Also, has there been any academic literature on the topic of wisdom and intelligence and the relation between the two?

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> **username_1**: I'm not sure this is a question that can be answered empirically; possibly there is something you could ask on philosophy.stackexchange.com but check their guidelines first. For questions here, we ask that they are [Framed in Psychology or Neuroscience](https://psychology.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/2277/why-was-my-question-closed-as-not-framed-in-psychology-or-neuroscience), meaning we expect some background for a question. You should be able to demonstrate that your question is relevant to something you have read/heard that you can cite.  
> **username_1**: [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wisdom) can be a good place to get some base background - it looks like some psychologists are mentioned there, so if you can read that page and digest what information is there that could be good background for a further question about what you don't understand.  

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