dianoia

American  

[dahy-uh-noi-uh] / ˌdaɪ əˈnɔɪ ə /

noun

Greek Philosophy.

1. the mental faculty used in discursive reasoning.

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dianoia British  

/ ˌdaɪəˈnɔɪə /

noun

1. perception and experience regarded as lower modes of knowledge Compare noesis

2. the faculty of discursive reasoning

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Etymology

Origin of dianoia

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

Example Sentences

The middle part of the rational soul is called by Plato, dianoia, and is that power which, as we have already said, reasons scientifically, deriving the principles of its reasoning, which are axioms from intellect.

From Introduction to the Philosophy and Writings of Plato by Taylor, Thomas

There is here the first passage of dianoia or general reflexion of life, which later became a regular feature of tragedy.

From The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia Volume 1 of 28 by Project Gutenberg

And the extremity of the rational soul is opinion, which in his Sophista he defines to be that power which knows the conclusion of dianoia.

From Introduction to the Philosophy and Writings of Plato by Taylor, Thomas