Etymology

phronesis

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Today it means: The virtue of "practical wisdom" as posited by Aristotle. Full definition →

Ancient Greek φρόνησις
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromφρόνησις“practical wisdom”
  2. English todayphronesis

From Ancient Greek φρόνησις (phrónēsis, “practical wisdom”), from φρονέω (phronéō, “to think”), from φρήν (phrḗn, “mind”).

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