In Platonism, dianoia (Greek: διάνοια) is the human cognitive faculty associated with the BC portion of the analogy of the divided line and related to discursive thinking about mathematical and technical subjects.[1] It stands in contrast to the immediate, cognitive process of intuitive apprehension or noesis.[2]
In Aristotle, dianoia is subdivided into theoretical knowledge (technē) and practical knowledge (phronēsis).[3]
See also
References
- ^ Boyle 1973, p. 2.
- ^ Hendrix (2015), p. 114.
- ^ Blackburn (2016).
Works cited
- Blackburn, Simon (2016). "dianoia". A Dictionary of Philosophy (3rd ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/acref/9780198735304.001.0001.
- Boyle, A.J. (1973). "Plato's Divided Line: Essay I The Problem of Dianoia". Apeiron. 7 (2): 1–12. doi:10.1515/APEIRON.1973.7.2.1. ISSN 2156-7093.
- Hendrix, J. S. (2015). Unconscious Thought in Philosophy and Psychoanalysis. Palgrave Macmillan. ISBN 978-1-137-53813-0.
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