In the blog, Edouard Machery covers the three concepts explored by the Geography of Philosophy Project: knowledge, wisdom, and understanding.
The research of the GPP aims to begin answering open questions about the concepts, such as “Is knowledge ascription sensitive to what would happen if the agent’s belief were false?”, “Who are the sources of understanding?” and “Do wise people or people recognized as wise feel entitled to give advice?”, by providing empirical evidence through a cross-cultural approach.
Each of the core concepts will be researched in the many languages the GPP works with, partly in search of translations. The project will further “examine the frequency of use of these words as well as their semantic (e.g., their relation to other concepts) and syntactic properties across languages”.
The complete readings can be found on Go Philosophy or by following the links below:
Knowledge
https://go-philosophy.com/knowledge-ascription-open-questions/
Understanding
https://go-philosophy.com/understanding-open-questions/
Wisdom
https://go-philosophy.com/wisdom-open-questions/