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phronesis
[ froh-nee-sis ]
noun
Philosophy.
- wisdom in determining ends and the means of attaining them.
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
Origin of phronesis1
First recorded in 1500鈥20; from Greek 辫丑谤贸苍脓蝉颈蝉 鈥減ractical wisdom, thinking,鈥 equivalent to 辫丑谤辞苍脓- (derivitive of 辫丑谤辞苍别卯苍 鈥渢o think鈥; akin to 辫丑谤脓苍 鈥渕ind鈥) + -sis -sis
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"We're trying to get the children to think, to use what the Greeks called phronesis, or good sense - making, as my mum would say, common-sense decisions."
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In the coming months, Rare Birds will launch Phronesis Academy.
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鈥楶hronesis鈥 in Greek means 鈥榩ractical wisdom鈥.
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When the editor of Jazzwise, a British magazine, hailed Phronesis as 鈥渢he most exciting and imaginative trio since E.S.T.,鈥 it was understood as high praise.
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Phronesis is unmistakably a bassist鈥檚 band, not a pianist鈥檚.
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