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)

1. (philosophy) The virtue of "practical wisdom" as posited by Aristotle.

See also

• episteme
• sophrosyne
• techne

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.

Anagrams

• nephrosis, personish, resiphons, siphoners