φρόνησις
phronesis
purpose, intention
Appears 151 times across Aristotle's works.
Frequency by work
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Nicomachean Ethics 62 ▸
Open Nicomachean Ethics › Book I 3 ▸
Chapter 6 1096a11–1097a14
Chapter 13 1102a5–1103a10
Book VI 49 ▸
Chapter 5 1140a24–1140b30
Chapter 8 1141b23–1142a30
Chapter 9 1142a31–1142b33
Chapter 10 1142b34–1143a18
Chapter 11 1143a19–1143b17
Chapter 12 1143b18–1144a36
Chapter 13 1144b1–1145a11
Book VII 3 ▸
Chapter 12 1152b25–1153a35
Book X 7 ▸
Chapter 9 1179a33–1181b23
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Eudemian Ethics 19 ▸
Open Eudemian Ethics › Book I 7 ▸
Chapter 4 1215a20–1215b14
Chapter 5 1215b15–1216b25
Book II 2 ▸
Chapter 1 1218b31–1220a37
Chapter 3 1220b21–1221b26
Book III 1 ▸
Chapter 7 1233b16–1234b14
Book VIII 9 ▸
Chapter 1 1246a26–1246b36
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Topics 19 ▸
Open Topics › Book I 1 ▸
Book III 7 ▸
Book IV 2 ▸
Book V 5 ▸
Book VI 3 ▸
Book VIII 1 ▸
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Politics 12 ▸
Open Politics › Book I 1 ▸
Chapter 2 1252a24–1253a39
Book III 3 ▸
Chapter 4 1276b16–1277b32
Chapter 11 1281a39–1282b13
Book IV 1 ▸
Chapter 1 1288b10–1289a25
Book VII 6 ▸
Chapter 9 1328b24–1329a39
Book VIII 1 ▸
Chapter 5 1339a11–1340b19
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Rhetoric 9 ▸
Open Rhetoric › Book I 9 ▸
Chapter 9 1366a23–1368a37
Chapter 15 1375a22–1378a15
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De Virtutibus et Vitiis 6 ▸
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Metaphysics 5 ▸
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Prior Analytics 3 ▸
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De Anima 3 ▸
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Sense and Sensibilia 3 ▸
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Generation of Animals 2 ▸
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Posterior Analytics 1 ▸
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On the Heavens 1 ▸
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History of Animals 1 ▸
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On Memory 1 ▸
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De Mirabilibus Auscultationibus 1 ▸
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Parts of Animals 1 ▸
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Physiognomonics 1 ▸
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Sophistical Refutations 1 ▸
Dictionary (LSJ)
φρόνησις, εως, ἡ, A. purpose, intention, S. OT 664 (lyr.); φρόνησιν λαβεῖν λῴω ἡμῖν Id. Ph. 1078. 2. thought, ἰδία φ., opp. λόγος ξυνός, Heraclit. 2; φ. ἔχειν Emp. 110.10, cf. Arist. Metaph. 1009b18. 3. sense, εἴ τις ἄρα τοῖς ἐκεῖ φ. περὶ τῶν ἐνθάδε γιγνομένων Isoc. 14.61. 4. judgment, κατὰ τὴν ἰδίαν φ. οὐδεὶς εὐτυχεῖ Men. Mon. 306. 5. arrogance, pride, E. Supp. 216; also in good sense, τὸ φῦναι πατρὸς εὐγενοῦς ἄπο ὅσην ἔχει φρόνησιν just pride, Id. Fr. 739. II. practical wisdom, prudence in government and affairs, Pl. Smp. 209a, Arist. EN 1140a24, 1141b23, Isoc. 12.204,217, Plu. 2.97e, etc.; φιλοσοφίας τιμιώτερον ὑπάρχει φ. Epicur. Ep. 3p.64U.: opp. ἀμαθία, Pl. Smp. 202a; opp. σῶμα, Id. R. 461a; opp. ῥώμη, Isoc. 1.6; φρόνησιν ἀσκεῖν X. Mem. 1.2.10, Isoc. 1.40, cf. 15.209: pl., ἡδοναὶ καὶ φρονήσεις Pl. Phlb. 63a; ἡλικίαι καὶ φ. Id. Lg. 665d; also attributed to sagacious animals, Arist. GA 753a12, HA 608a15. III. Pythag. name for three, Theol.Ar. 14.
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