I call these forms of wisdom, or second-order intellect. First order intellect is insights you get through direct study of the world, wisdom is insights you get

I call these forms of wisdom, or second-order intellect. First order intellect is insights you get through direct study of the world, wisdom is insights you get through meta-study of forms of intellect. My underlying model of cognition extends this to 8 different levels, ending with consciousness itself. But that's getting ahead of ourselves. Third order intellect is the study of ego, how we get in our own way. Fourth order intellect is the study of identity, the forms we use to actually consider ourselves. The rest of them concern the nuts and bolts of perception.