phronesis

American  

[froh-nee-sis] / froʊˈni sɪs /

noun

Philosophy.

1. wisdom in determining ends and the means of attaining them.

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Etymology

Origin of phronesis

First recorded in 1500–20; from Greek phrónēsis “practical wisdom, thinking,” equivalent to phronē- (derivitive of phroneîn “to think”; akin to phrēn “mind”) + -sis -sis

Example Sentences

By such the philosopher illustrates the nature of equity in contrast with law, and such is that phronesis, from which the science of morals forms its rules, and receives its complement.

From An Essay In Aid Of A Grammar Of Assent by Newman, John Henry

I doubt whether it is correct, strictly speaking, to consider this phronesis as a general faculty, directing and perfecting all the virtues at once.

From An Essay In Aid Of A Grammar Of Assent by Newman, John Henry