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Phronesis and the Practice of Science

Farrukh Chishtie

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Originally coined by Aristotle, and concerned with context, ethics, particulars, and practical rationality, phronesis is a rich concept. From the text Nicomachean Ethics (Aristotle, trans. 1976), it is usually translated as practical wisdom or prudence, a virtue related to moral thought. These keywords were added by machine and not by the authors. This process is experimental and the keywords may be updated as the learning algorithm improves.

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Originally coined by Aristotle, and concerned with context, ethics, particulars, and practical rationality, phronesis is a rich concept. From the text Nicomachean Ethics (Aristotle, trans. 1976), it is usually translated as practical wisdom or prudence, a virtue related to moral thought. These keywords were added by machine and not by the authors. This process is experimental and the keywords may be updated as the learning algorithm improves.

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Originally coined by Aristotle, and concerned with context, ethics, particulars, and practical rationality, phronesis is a rich concept. From the text Nicomachean Ethics (Aristotle, trans. 1976), it is usually translated as practical wisdom or prudence, a virtue related to moral thought. These keywords were added by machine and not by the authors. This process is experimental and the keywords may be updated as the learning algorithm improves.

Key concepts: Phronesis, Prudence, Epistemology, Rationality, Virtue, Philosophy, Context (archaeology), Virtue ethics

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