Re: Wisdom

On Sun, 10 Sep 2000, Matt McLauchlin wrote:

> > >ObConLang: How is "intelligence" represented in y'all's
> > >conlangs/concultures?  The Qenaren tend to look at talent in specific
> > >areas rather than having a sort of "general g" theory.
>
> The Shrislia account six of what we might call “mindskills” or “humanist
> virtues” (siur’tespaja), which they believe should be held in
> “wisdom-bringing balance” (t’sosk maucam). They are these:
Neat!

(I've been reading others' responses, too, but "accidentally" took the
GRE's yesterday--I didn't realize the 9th was *tomorrow* at the time when I
called to sign up!--and have been too frazzled to respond to most
messages.  Lots of neat stuff!)

> nuid: common sense; a keen grasp of the obvious
> nart: creativity; non-ossification of mental processes, the ability to
> consider new courses of action
> pruïnd: ethics; consideration for the impact of one’s actions on others
> zaund: intuition; a connection to one’s innate knowledge, instincts, and
> hunches
> bren: memory; recognition that the past contains evidence of how the future
> will be
> ðeug: reason; the ability to process available facts into theories, and the
> flexible ability to abandon these theories if contradictory facts emerge
I would flunk common sense and possibly memory, ergo make a lousy
Shrislia.  :-)

YHL