Study 1 of Indonesian Wisdom Scale: Kebijaksanaan Berbasis Pancasila (Wisdom Based on Culture and Values)

Abstract

Wisdom should be applied in society, so that community life becomes harmonious. Everyone can be wise, Indonesian is no exception. Indonesian have a national principle to guide behavior living in harmony, that is Pancasila. However, the implementation of Pancasila seems not implemented in social life. For example, at this time we encounter individuals who leave worship, violate religious regulations, brawls between students, clashes between citizens, corruption, etc. The present study is Studi 1, one of a wisdom research series, that aimed to examine the wisdom scale of Indonesian, based on culture and values of Indonesia, that is Pancasila as National Principle. The main focus of this study was to construct a wisdom measure of Indonesian (Kebijaksanaan Berbasis Pancasila or KBP), compared with 3D-WS Scale (Three-Dimensional Wisdom Scale). The participants of this study were 219 people, took place in Jakarta-Indonesia, and applied a quantitative method. The result revealed that KBP measuring instrument has a homogeneity of evidence (internal consistency reliability) which classified as sufficient/moderate (0.733). Further, the KBP measuring

Religious radicalism in Indonesia and its historical roots

“…Pancasila alludes to the "Five Fundamental Commandments" and includes the following Five Principles: 1) belief in one God; 2) human rights; 3) unity in diversity; 4) consent and democracy; and 5) social prosperity. Pancasila addresses religiosity in the First Principle, known as the "First Sila" (Jannah and Kusno, 2020;Nurhadi, 2019;Sahrani, Suyasa and Basaria, 2018;Wijaya, 2018). Still, Pancasila was not considered appropriate for DI, as it does not envisage the literal implementation of sharia laws, perceiving the government as secular (Benda, 1980).…”