About The Word Dianoetic
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Dianoetic
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What's The Definition Of Dianoetic?
[adj] (philosophy) proceeding to a conclusion by reason or argument rather than intuition
Synonyms | Synonyms for Dianoetic: discursive | logical Related Terms | Find terms related to Dianoetic: See Also | Dianoetic In Webster's Dictionary \Di`a*no*et"ic\, a. [Gr. ?; dia` through + ? to
revolve in the mind.] (Metaph.)
Pertaining to the discursive faculty, its acts or products.
I would employ . . . dianoetic to denote the operation
of the discursive, elaborative, or comparative faculty.
--Sir W.
Hamilton.
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