By Paul S. Appelbaum. 233 pp. New York, Oxford University Press, 1994. $34.95. ISBN 0-19-506880-7.
In the preface to Almost a Revolution, Dr. Appelbaum defineswisdom as an amalgam of many desirable traits, including understanding,but a special kind of understanding -- ``an understanding thatallows one to apply one's understanding to effecting solutionsin the living world, and a capacity to place things into perspective,to bring a body of experience to bear on new events, to discerntheir meaning and their likely implications.'' I have alwaysthought of Dr. Appelbaum as a scholar and a wise man. His latestcontribution only reinforces my opinion. To understand and explainthe past 25 years of . . . [Full Text of this Article]
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