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Phronesis
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Phronesis
Phronēsis (Greek: φρόνησις) is an Ancient Greek word for 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 as the virtue of practical thought, and is usua... Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phronesis
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phronesis
(fro-ne´sis) in bioethics, the virtue of practical wisdom, the capacity for moral insight to discern what moral choice or course of action is most conducive to the good of the agent or the activity in which the agent is engaged. Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/21001
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phronesis
phronesis 1. Soundness of mind or of judgment. 2. Wisdom in choosing aims and in the ways of achieving those aims. Found op http://www.wordinfo.info/words/index/info/view_unit/1650/
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Phronesis
(Gr. phronesis) Practical wisdom, or knowledge of the proper ends of conduct and of the means of attaining them; distinguished by Aristotle both from theoretical knowledge or science, and from technical skill. See Aristotelianism. -- G.R.M. Found op http://www.ditext.com/runes/p.html
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