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phronesisnoun
The virtue of "practical wisdom" as posited by Aristotle.
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Phronesis
Phronesis (Ancient Greek: φρόνησῐς, romanized: phrónēsis), is a type of wisdom or intelligence relevant to practical action. It implies both good judgment and excellence of character and habits, and was a common topic of discussion in ancient Greek philosophy, in ways that are still influential today. In Aristotelian ethics, the concept is distinguished from other words for wisdom and intellectual virtues – such as episteme and techne – because of its practical character. The traditional Latin translation was prudentia, the source of the English word "prudence". Among other proposals, Thomas McEvilley has proposed that the best translation is "mindfulness".
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Phronesis
Phronesis, also written as Fronesis or Phronēsis is a Greek word for a type of wisdom or intelligence, which is a common topic of discussion in philosophy. In Aristotelian Ethics, for example in the Nicomachean Ethics, it is distinguished from other words for wisdom and intellectual virtues – such as episteme and techne – as the virtue of practical thought. For this reason, when it is not simply translated by words meaning wisdom or intelligence, it is often translated as "practical wisdom", and sometimes as "prudence", from Latin prudentia.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Phronesis
frō′-nē′sis, n. practical wisdom. [Gr.,—phrēn, mind.]
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of phronesis in Chaldean Numerology is: 3
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of phronesis in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6
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