phronesis
- noun
- /frəˈniːsɪs/
- Formal
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practicalidad
- The CEO relied on his phronesis to navigate the company through challenging ethical dilemmas.
- phronesis, or practical wisdom
- practical wisdom
Examples
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When faced with a tough decision, her phronesis guided her to choose the path that aligned with her values.
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The Aristotelian notion of virtuous behavior (phronesis) offers an intriguing pedagogical framework for exploring how ethics might be taught through experiential learning.
Academic text (2011) -
His term for this wisdom was phronesis.
Academic text (1990) -
In particular, I draw a connection between alethiology and Aristotle's understanding of phronesis.
Blog text (2) -
The intellectual development of people, especially their capacities for wise practice or phronesis, requires that adult education attend to the emotional dimensions of adult learning.
Academic text (2014) -
In contrast to pure knowledge ("sophia"), phronesis is the ability to evaluate a given situation and respond fittingly, and is developed through both education and experience.
Academic text (2017) -
Principals' thinking about new research-based knowledge was also influenced by phronesis, or practical wisdom, gained from their experiences in their context (Halverson, 2004).
Academic text (2015) -
Interestingly, at the same time as Aristotle advocated the intellectual virtue of sophia, meaning intellectual inquiry as essential for moral philosophy, he also suggested that another intellectual virtue, phronesis, or practical wisdom, can contribute strongly to eudaimonia.
Academic text (2014) -
In situations requiring quick judgment, phronesis can lead to better outcomes than simply relying on raw data.
Synonyms
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3.2
Ability to make good decisions and form sensible opinions
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3.7
The ability to make sensible, careful decisions
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4.9
Careful thinking and good judgment in making decisions
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8.7
Being very wise and good at making decisions
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4.6
Being careful and reasonable when making choices
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7.5
Being experienced and able to make good choices
Antonyms
How Wise
Surface Forms
Etymology
Phronesis comes from the old Greek verb phroneo, which means 'to think' or to have a 'practical mind'. So phronesis is the kind of 'practical wisdom' that helps you make good moral choices in real life.