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Dianoia

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In Platonism, dianoia (Greek: διάνοια) is the human cognitive faculty associated with the BC portion of the analogy of the divided line and related to discursive thinking about mathematical and technical subjects.[1] It stands in contrast to the immediate, cognitive process of intuitive apprehension or noesis.[2]

In Aristotle, dianoia is subdivided into theoretical knowledge (technē) and practical knowledge (phronēsis).[3]

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  • Blackburn, Simon (2016). "dianoia". A Dictionary of Philosophy (3rd ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/acref/9780198735304.001.0001.
  • Boyle, A.J. (1973). "Plato's Divided Line: Essay I The Problem of Dianoia". Apeiron. 7 (2): 1–12. doi:10.1515/APEIRON.1973.7.2.1. ISSN 2156-7093.
  • Hendrix, J. S. (2015). Unconscious Thought in Philosophy and Psychoanalysis. Palgrave Macmillan. ISBN 978-1-137-53813-0.