dianoetic

[ dahy-uh-noh-et-ik ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

dianoetic

/ ˌdaɪənəʊˈɛtɪk /

See discursive
of or relating to thought, esp to discursive reasoning rather than intuition Compare discursive

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

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

Virtues are divided into ethical and intellectual (dianoetic); and so are the contrary vices.

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

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

Happiness, therefore, consists in the combination of dianoetic and ethical virtues.

These intellectual virtues are called by Aristotle dianoetic.

April 23, 2024inveterate

[in-vet-er-it ]

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