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‖ physis, n. Philos.|fusis, ˈfaɪsɪs|
[mod.L., f. Gr. ϕύσις.]
Nature (as denoted by the Greek word ϕύσις), in various philosophical contexts; esp. Nature personified (cf. nature n. 11 a), or the inherent quality of a being or object (cf. nature n. 9 a).
1642H. More Song of Soul i. ii. 13 Physis is the great womb From whence all things in th'University Yclad in divers forms do gaily bloom. 1808J. Barclay Muscular Motions 262 The ancient Δυναµεις, the ministers of Physis, were classed by Plato under three souls, the rational, animal, and vegetative. 1923Ogden & Richards Meaning of Meaning ii. 42 The nature of things, their physis, was regarded, e.g., by Thales, as supersensible. Ibid. 43 Plato has evolved a realm of pure ideality, also described as physis, in which these name-souls dwell. 1976Times Lit. Suppl. 10 Sept. 1097/4 In Man, the Word is made flesh: Nous inclines towards sublunary Physis and descends into it. |