In
Platonism
Platonism is the philosophy of Plato and philosophical systems closely derived from it, though contemporary Platonists do not necessarily accept all doctrines of Plato. Platonism has had a profound effect on Western thought. At the most fundam ...
, ''dianoia'' (
Greek
Greek may refer to:
Anything of, from, or related to Greece, a country in Southern Europe:
*Greeks, an ethnic group
*Greek language, a branch of the Indo-European language family
**Proto-Greek language, the assumed last common ancestor of all kno ...
:
διάνοια) is the human
cognitive
Cognition is the "mental action or process of acquiring knowledge and understanding through thought, experience, and the senses". It encompasses all aspects of intellectual functions and processes such as: perception, attention, thought, ...
faculty associated with the BC portion of the
analogy of the divided line
The analogy of the divided line () is presented by the Ancient Greece, Greek philosopher Plato in the ''The Republic (Plato), Republic'' (509d–511e). It is written as a dialogue between Glaucon and Socrates, in which the latter further elaborat ...
and related to ''
discursive'' thinking about mathematical and technical subjects. It stands in contrast to the immediate, cognitive process of ''
intuitive'' apprehension or ''
noesis''.
In Aristotle, ''dianoia'' is subdivided into theoretical knowledge ''(
technē)'' and practical knowledge ''(
phronēsis)''.
See also
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Epistemology
Epistemology is the branch of philosophy that examines the nature, origin, and limits of knowledge. Also called "the theory of knowledge", it explores different types of knowledge, such as propositional knowledge about facts, practical knowle ...
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Theory of Forms
The Theory of Forms or Theory of Ideas, also known as Platonic idealism or Platonic realism, is a philosophical theory credited to the Classical Greek philosopher Plato.
A major concept in metaphysics, the theory suggests that the physical w ...
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Concepts in epistemology
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