This humility is the element of wisdom that I did not understand prior to this course.

Of the philosophers that I studied, I found Plato's views of wisdom the most untenable. Plato tried to equate wisdom with truth. I understand that when he did so, he was speaking of the universal truth. However, I simply do not believe that there are sufficient universal truths to equate wisdom with truth. In any scenario with multiple people, there are multiple perspectives as to the truth. Therefore, there is no ultimate truth. He believed that philosophers studied reality, but reality is much more flexible and fluid than he acknowledged. Therefore, I find his concept of wisdom to be the least reasonable; it lacks the humility that I think is necessary for true wisdom.

Of the philosophers that I studied, I found that Aristotle's views seemed the most reasonable. Given their relationship, it is...
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