dianoetic

[ dahy-uh-noh-et-ik ]

/ ˌdaɪ ə noʊˈɛt ɪk /

pertaining to dianoia.

Origin of dianoetic

1670–80; < Greek dianoētik(ós), equivalent to diáno(ia) dianoia + -ē- thematic vowel + -tikos -tic

di·a·no·et·i·cal·ly, adverb

But the aim is after all the life of the intellect, and the "dianoetic" virtues are superior to the practical.

A History of Mediaeval Jewish Philosophy |Isaac Husik
Virtues are divided into ethical and intellectual (dianoetic); and so are the contrary vices.

A History of Mediaeval Jewish Philosophy |Isaac Husik
These intellectual virtues are called by Aristotle dianoetic.

A Critical History of Greek Philosophy |W. T. Stace
The three heads signify the intellective, dianoetic, and doxatic powers.

The Eleusinian Mysteries and Rites |Dudley Wright

On this double requirement he founded two kinds of virtue, the intellectual (dianoetic) and the practical.

Theoretical Ethics |Milton Valentine

dianoetic

/ (ˌdaɪənəʊˈɛtɪk) /

of or relating to thought, esp to discursive reasoning rather than intuition Compare discursive (def. 2)

C17: from Greek dianoētikos, from dianoia the thinking process, an opinion, from dia- + noein to think