dianoetic
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Origin of dianoetic
1670–80; < Greek dianoētik ( ós ), equivalent to diáno ( ia ) dianoia + -ē- thematic vowel + -tikos -tic
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According to the second definition, he calls dianoetic knowledge science; but according to the first alone, he assigns to physiology the appellation of science.
From Introduction to the Philosophy and Writings of Plato by Taylor, Thomas
By this ascent, therefore Plato signifies the contemplation of dianoetic objects in the mathematical disciplines.
From Introduction to the Philosophy and Writings of Plato by Taylor, Thomas
Whence is it then that the dianoetic power concludes thus confidently that the Proposition is true of all triangles?
From Introduction to the Philosophy and Writings of Plato by Taylor, Thomas
Happiness, therefore, consists in the combination of dianoetic and ethical virtues.
From A Critical History of Greek Philosophy by Stace, W. T. (Walter Terence)
But dianoetic forms or ideas imitate the intellectual, which have a prior subsistence, render the order of soul similar to the intellectual order, and comprehend all things in a secondary degree.
From Introduction to the Philosophy and Writings of Plato by Taylor, Thomas
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