phronesis

[ froh-nee-sis ]
/ froʊˈni sɪs /

noun Philosophy.

wisdom in determining ends and the means of attaining them.

Origin of phronesis

1885–90; < Greek phrónēsis thinking, equivalent to phronē- (verbid stem of phroneîn to think; akin to phrēn mind) + -sis -sis

Words nearby phronesis

phrenoplegia, phrenoptosia, phrenosin, phrensy, phrixus, phronesis, phrygana, phrygia, phrygian, phrygian cap, phrygian mode

Example sentences from the Web for phronesis

  • But are you sure that Aristotles Phronesis is indeed the right sort of Phronesis?

    The Eagle's Nest |John Ruskin

  • Phronesis, with her prize, turned to the way by which she had ascended, regained her chariot and Reason her charioteer.

    The Mediaeval Mind (Volume II of II) |Henry Osborn Taylor

  • Phronesis puts up his umbrella, and goes home as fast as he can.

    The Eagle's Nest |John Ruskin