What does it mean to be smart?

Abstract

This paper aims to reveal the essence of the concept smart. The main starting point in analyzing the term smart is a human being and the quality smart is first of all attributed to a human being. The paper is comprised of three parts. The first part of the paper is devoted to present how the concept smart is reflected in dictionaries. The second part displays deeper analysis of the term smart as the quality of a human being while searching for its conceptual foundation. The third part of the paper is devoted to the implication of the smart conception in the social system.