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Synonyms for praxis

Grammar : Noun
Spell : prak-sis
Phonetic Transcription : ˈpræk sɪs

Définition of praxis

Origin :
  • 1580s, from Medieval Latin praxis "practice, exercise, action" (mid-13c., opposite of theory), from Greek praxis "practice, action, doing," from stem of prassein, prattein "to do, to act" (see practical).
  • noun habit
Example sentences :
  • They are interdependent, and rule the ancient order of gnosis and praxis.
  • Extract from : « Mountain Meditations » by L. Lind-af-Hageby
  • Associated words: exemplify, exemplification, exemplary, praxis.
  • Extract from : « Putnam's Word Book » by Louis A. Flemming
  • Another difficult word which constantly recurs in the Poetics is prattein or praxis, generally translated 'to act' or 'action'.
  • Extract from : « The Poetics » by Aristotle
  • Praxis, praks′is, n. practice: an example or a collection of examples for exercise: a specimen.
  • Extract from : « Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R) » by Various
  • Ideas are symptomatic of human self-constitution, and thus of the languages people have developed in their praxis.
  • Extract from : « The Civilization of Illiteracy » by Mihai Nadin
  • Self-constitution in mediating and mediated practical experiences is different from self-constitution in direct forms of praxis.
  • Extract from : « The Civilization of Illiteracy » by Mihai Nadin
  • Progress in writing resulted in better histories, but moreover in new avenues for future praxis.
  • Extract from : « The Civilization of Illiteracy » by Mihai Nadin
  • Sign systems of all kinds, but primarily language, housed and stored many of the projects that changed the condition of praxis.
  • Extract from : « The Civilization of Illiteracy » by Mihai Nadin
  • Conditions of human life and praxis require, instead of a skill and perspective for the whole of life, a series.
  • Extract from : « The Civilization of Illiteracy » by Mihai Nadin
  • When praxis began to differentiate, mytho-magical experiences proved unadaptable to the resulting pragmatic framework.
  • Extract from : « The Civilization of Illiteracy » by Mihai Nadin

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