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Thomas Carlyle (4 December 1795 - 5 February 1881) , Scottish satirical writer, essayist, historian and teacher.

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Q: Who said you do not believe in the collective wisdom of individual ignorance?
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Thinkers who seek wisdom and believe in an individual's ability to reason are?

A philosopher


What was Socrates step towards wisdom?

Socrates thought that the first step towards wisdom must begin with an honest admission of our present ignorance.


Why do you seek knowledge if 'Ignorance is bliss'?

The original quote was "If ignorance is bliss, tis folly to be wise." The idea was to illustrate that because we know wisdom is not folly, ignorance should physically pain us. There is a story about Socrates that once a man came to him seeking knowledge. Socrates took him into the sea and held him below the water until he was to the point of death. Then Socrates told the man that when he wants wisdom as much as he wanted to breathe, he would have it. That's what this quote means. The expression Ignorance is Bliss means only that as long as we don't know about something bad it doesn't scare us or make us sad. For all of us engaged in the search for knowledge, ignorance is agony.


What did socrates mean by admission of ignorance is the beginning of wisdom and why?

We know so little, and we think that we know so much. Wisdom, and through it other good traits like humility, start when we can first realize and come to terms with how little we really know.


Why is ignorance not bliss?

Because what you don't know is still real anyway, so if you are not aware of it, it can hurt you. Forewarned is forearmed. Unless you are driving the train, or can contact the driver; Knowing that there is a broken bridge comming up, would be bliss compared with knowing about it and being filled with dread. That is one of the reasons as to why ignorance is blibb; otherwise its just ignorance! That can only be seen as true if everyone on that train is ignorant and "believes" that ignorance is bliss. People who do not would rather know that their lives would soon be ending. Also as you set up a situation that you believe favors you idea let us try one that favors wisdom. Say you had an argument with someone you loved, many would wish to know of the upcoming accident so that they may spend there final moment telling them how they truly feel before their end comes. The ignorant believe ignorance is bliss, The wise do not the difference being that the wise spend much more time pondering what is true. I believe this is a misconception based on the idea that knowledge increases sorrow (whether true or false), but knowledge and wisdom are not the same. One who learns may discover things that are unpleasent and wish to forget them but the wise can put them into perspective and benefit from it whether pleasant or unpleasant.

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What is the unique experiences that are a part of a culture's collective wisdom?

The answer is culture history.


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The collective nouns for owls are:a parliament of owlsa stare of owlsa wisdom of owls


What is the collective term for wombats?

The standard collective nouns for wombats are:a mob of wombatsa warren of wombatsa wisdom of wombats


What is collective noun for group of grandmothers?

There is no standard collective noun for the noun grandmothers, in which case any noun that suits the situation can function as a collective noun. For example, you might have a 'pair of grandmothers', a 'groupof grandmothers', a 'crowd of grandmothers', etc.The collective nouns for grandparents are a wisdom of grandparents and a nag of grandparents.