phronesis
English
Etymology
From Ancient Greek φρόνησις (phrónēsis, “practical wisdom”), from φρονέω (phronéō, “to think”), from φρήν (phrḗn, “mind”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /fɹəˈniːsɪs/
Noun
phronesis (uncountable)
- (philosophy) The virtue of "practical wisdom" as posited by Aristotle.
See also
Further reading
- William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1911), “phronesis”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC.
- “phronesis”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.