Definitions for hexis
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1. Hexis

   Hexis (Ancient Greek: ἕξις) is a relatively stable arrangement or disposition, for example a person's health or knowledge or character. It is an Ancient Greek word, important in the philosophy of Aristotle, and because of this it has become a traditional word of philosophy. It stems from a verb related to possession or "having", and Jacob Klein, for example, translates it as "possession". It is more typically translated in modern texts occasionally as "state" (e.g., H. Rackham), but more often as "disposition".

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1. Hexis

   Hexis is a Greek word, important in the philosophy of Aristotle, and because of this it has become a traditional word of philosophy. It stems from a verb related to possession or "having", and Jacob Klein, for example, translates it as "possession". It is more typically translated in modern texts as "state" but "disposition" is perhaps a less controversial choice. Joe Sachs however, who in the tradition of Klein tries to be as literal as possible, translates it as "active condition", in order to make sure that hexis is not confused with passive conditions of the soul such as feelings and impulses or mere capacities that belong to us by nature. Sachs points to Aristotle's own distinction, explained for example in categories 8b, that the word diathesis, normally uncontroversially translated as disposition, is only for passive and shallow dispositions that are easy to remove and change, such as being hot or cold, while hexis is reserved for deeper and more active dispositions, such as properly getting to know something in a way that it will not be easily forgotten. Another common example of a human hexis in Aristotle is health and in cases where hexis is discussed in the context of health, it is sometimes translated as "constitution".

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1. HEXIS

   Rational habit Hexis was applied to Aristotle's classification of the "practical arts" the practitioners of which learned the how-to’s and rules of fabrication, construction and manufacturing but differentiated it from his classification of the "productive arts" of invention and its theoretical episteme (gnostike) which consisted of precepts and principles explaining the why's and wherefores of "making" as opposed to "doing." The former was for technicians but the latter was for the mechanicians.

   An apprentice barber is beginning to learn the rules of hair cutting--how to taper, how to blend and how to outline the hair but after 50 years of barbering and applying the same rules over and over the barber no longer mentally tells himself to follow the steps because he is now conditioned to follow the steps without thinking about it. The technical steps have morphed into a habit; he unthinkingly goes through the motions unthikingly in the same way he doesn't have to think about breathing, it is now ingrained so deeply into his consciousness that it is pretty intuitive now.

   
   

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How to pronounce hexis?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

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   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

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   Natasha

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   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

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   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

   South African

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of hexis in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of hexis in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

References

1. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hexis
2. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=hexis