Knowing not just what is true, but what is worth doing.
Greek
σοφία / φρόνησις (sophia / phronesis)
Chinese
智 (zhì)
Sanskrit
prajñā
Aristotle splits theoretical wisdom (sophia) from practical wisdom (phronesis), the judgement that knows the right act in the particular case.
Wisdom is inseparable from character and right relationship, not a store of facts.
Prajñā is insight into impermanence and no-self, a way of seeing rather than a quantity of knowledge.
Where do these traditions agree, and where do they genuinely part? Open the editor to write the comparison in your own words.
The orthogonality thesis sharpens the ancient gap: a system can be brilliant yet pursue trivial ends. Cleverness is not wisdom.
Defined plainly: Orthogonality · Alignment