According to Aristotle
(De Philosoph, fr. 8), wisdom (Sophia) covers any ingenious invention and
conception (all of which ultimately are gifts, sent down by the gods);
therefore to do any thing well, skillfully, according to the divine paradigms
and models, is to follow the way of “wisdom” which finally leads to the highest
metaphysical goals, to the noetic realms where Wisdom itself, the graceful
goddess, dwells. No wonder that every nation loves wisdom and has
certain “lovers of wisdom”, be they goldsmiths, artists, healers, singers,
priests, or magicians.
Algis Uzdavinys, Philosophy as a
Rite of Rebirth – From Ancient Egypt to Neoplatonism