dianoia

[ dahy-uh-noi-uh ]

noun

, Greek Philosophy.

1. the mental faculty used in discursive reasoning.

dianoia

/ ˌdaɪəˈnɔɪə /

noun

1. See noesis
   perception and experience regarded as lower modes of knowledge Compare noesis
2. the faculty of discursive reasoning

Word History and Origins

Origin of dianoia¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of dianoia¹

from Greek; see dianoetic