dianoia

[ dahy-uh-noi-uh ]
/ ˌdaɪ əˈnɔɪ ə /

noun Greek Philosophy.

the mental faculty used in discursive reasoning.

Origin of dianoia

< Greek diánoia the intellect, a thought, notion, belief, equivalent to dia- dia- + no(eîn) to think + -ia -ia

British Dictionary definitions for dianoia

dianoia
/ (ˌdaɪəˈnɔɪə) /

noun philosophy

perception and experience regarded as lower modes of knowledge Compare noesis
the faculty of discursive reasoning

Word Origin for dianoia

from Greek; see dianoetic