Phronesis

- Practical wisdom or prudence.
- It is a knowledge or particular facts and is the “object of perception rather than science.”

- “My dad is stronger than yours.”
- “Well, mine has way more phronesis than yours.”

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Empeiria

- Empiric or Experience.
- In Greek terms, it means knowledge and skills acquired through experience, rather than formal study.

- “As you can see in my resume, I have studied a lot, I have 5 Masters degrees…”
- “That’s very impressive, but you do not have any working empeiria….”

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Tekhné

- Art.
- Craft, skill, expertise, technical knowledge.

- “Look dad, I made a drawing for you!!”
- “Wow... Timmy, that’s tekhné?”

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Eudaimonia

- Prosperity, good fortune, wealth, or happiness
- “Eu”: well, “Daimon”: spirit.

- “I’ll never forget you, my love…”
- “Goodbye, I wish you eudaimonia.”

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Nous

- Intellect.
- Mind or act of a mind, a thought, or a purpose.

- “I cannot believe you got into Harvard! How did you do it?”
- “Well, you need a lot of nous…”

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Aer

- Air or vapor
- Anaximenes defined it as the basic substance out of which all other things arise.

- “EW! who farted in the car!!?”
- “It smells so bad! Open the windows we need aer in here!!”

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Metempsychosis

- Reincarnation.
- “Meta” means after.
- “Empsychos” means to animate.
- It is the belief that after death, the soul passes into another body, human or animal

- “When you die, what do you think you will become?”
- “My metempsychosis will as a hamster.”

by jbgyfiurwhjkbdsc May 02, 2023