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A person making progress. Even though one has not obtained the wisdom of a sage; when appropriate actions are increasingly chosen, fewer and fewer mistakes will be made, and one will be prokoptôn, making progress. prolêpsis. πρόληψις: preconception possessed by all rational beings. prosochē.
Physis ( / ˈfaɪˈsɪs /; Ancient Greek: φύσις [pʰýsis]; pl. physeis, φύσεις) is a Greek philosophical, theological, and scientific term, usually translated into English —according to its Latin translation "natura"—as "nature". The term originated in ancient Greek philosophy, and was later used in Christian theology and ...
Gnosis is the common Greek noun for knowledge (γνῶσις, gnōsis, f.). The term was used among various Hellenistic religions and philosophies in the Greco-Roman world. It is best known for its implication within Gnosticism, where it signifies a spiritual knowledge or insight into humanity's real nature as divine, leading to the deliverance of the divine spark within humanity from the ...
Eros is “the most common depiction of love in Greek,” says Beaulieu. It refers to passionate, romantic, sexual love between any two individuals, Cohen adds. The term comes from Greek mythology ...
Arete ( Ancient Greek: ἀρετή, romanized : aretḗ) is a concept in ancient Greek thought that, in its most basic sense, refers to "excellence" of any kind [1] —especially a person or thing's "full realization of potential or inherent function." [2] The term may also refer to excellence in " moral virtue ." [1]
The English language uses many Greek and Latin roots, stems, and prefixes. These roots are listed alphabetically on three pages: Greek and Latin roots from A to G. Greek and Latin roots from H to O. Greek and Latin roots from P to Z. Some of those used in medicine and medical technology are listed in the List of medical roots, suffixes and ...
Aletheia or Alethia (/ æ l ɪ ˈ θ aɪ. ə /; Ancient Greek: ἀλήθεια) is truth or disclosure in philosophy.Originating in Ancient Greek philosophy, the term was explicitly used for the first time in the history of philosophy by Parmenides in his poem On Nature, in which he contrasts it with doxa.
Eros (/ ˈ ɪər ɒ s /, US: / ˈ ɛr ɒ s, i r ɒ s,-oʊ s /; from Ancient Greek ἔρως (érōs) 'love, desire') is a concept in ancient Greek philosophy referring to sensual or passionate love, from which the term erotic is derived. Eros has also been used in philosophy and psychology in a much wider sense, almost as an equivalent to "life ...