In an article from the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy they stated that the topic of wisdom hasn't received much attention for the "contemporary" world. They gave multiple examples of philosophers like Plato and Aristotle and their thoughts on wisdom. Plato argues that a person of wisdom doesn't believe they are wise. Socrates might argue that one has wisdom once they have attained actual knowledge. But basically this article is stating that many people have different opinions on wisdom.
The definition from Dictionary.com "the quality or state of being wise; knowledge of what is trueor right coupled with just judgment as to action; sagacit ,discernment, or insight." so this leaves a very broad interpretation.
Many agree that there is wisdom but argue how to attain it. I only touched on a few views that people have on wisdom, but I think an article from Psychology Today puts it in a good perspective. "..wisdom is hard to pin down, but people generally recognize it when they encounter it."
http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/wisdom/
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