Great Seal of California Great Seal of California The Great Seal of the State of California was adopted at the California state Constitutional Convention of 1849 and has undergone minor design changes since then, the last being the standardization of the seal in 1937. The seal shows the Roman goddess Minerva (Athena in Greek mythology), the goddess of wisdom and war, because she was born an adult, and California was never a territory; a California grizzly bear (the official state animal) feeding on grape vines, representing California's wine production; a sheaf of grain, representing agriculture; a miner, representing the California Gold Rush and the
Harnessing the Power of Wisdom Harnessing the Power of Wisdom Harnessing The Power Of Wisdom: From Data to Wisdom is a philosophical book by Andrew Targowski that discusses the concept and status of wisdom in modern society. In the book Targowski defines wisdom as good judgement and choice and also states that wisdom can be taught. He goes on to say that wisdom is one portion of the cognitive units that create the Semantic Ladder: Data, Information, Concept, Knowledge, and Wisdom. Targowski also gives his reasons as to why civilization is, as a whole, further behind than it was in Greek times on a philosophical