being discerning

Wisdom, and certainly moral wisdom, entails the capacity to evaluate and judge (Kekes 1995: 14-15). Judgement in this context is a process ‘by which a decision is reached about what to do or not do’ given the good that someone wants to achieve, and their concrete situation (ibid.: 26). Evaluation entails putting some value on things. It involves us, according to Elliot W. Eisner, in developing as connoisseurs and critics.

Connoisseurship is ‘the art of appreciation’ and criticism is 'the art of disclosure’.