Wisdom
The Foundation is currently developing a range of philanthropic initiatives to catalyze research on the theme of wisdom. Currently, the Foundation welcomes proposals that examine wisdom within the domains of neuroscience, game theory, computer science, and evolutionary biology.
Please feel free to email us at wisdom@templeton.org to learn more about our developing initiatives.
FEATURED GRANT
Defining Wisdom: Research Competition to Accelerate Progress and New Spiritual Information on the Nature and Benefits of Wisdom
Professor John T. Cacioppo, Tiffany & Margaret Blake Distinguished Service Professor
Director, Center for Cognitive and Social Neuroscience
Director, Arete Initiative
University of Chicago
Professor Jean Bethke Elshtain, Laura Spelman Rockefeller Professor of Social and Political Ethics
Divinity School
University of Chicago
Professor Howard Nusbaum, Chair
Department of Psychology
University of Chicago
The core purpose of this initiative is to stimulate progress on the scientific study of wisdom - its nature, cultivation, benefits, and applications - through a competitive research program [RFP]. The Wisdom Website is the hub of an electronic network and a central resource for the study of wisdom. The interdisciplinary Wisdom Research Network connects RFP-winning PIs, the Project Council, researchers who submitted Letters of Inquiry, as well as other individuals and networks discovered over the course of this initiative, to a collaborative network of scholars and scientists working to promote new discoveries on the nature and benefits of wisdom. A scholarly, edited volume of this research is anticipated.
| Grant Title | Award Date | Grant Amount |
|---|---|---|
|
March 2004 | $36,993 |