proairesisn.

Brit.

/prəʊˈɪərᵻsɪs/,

/prəʊˈɛrᵻsɪs/, U.S.

/proʊˈɛrəsəs/

Forms: 1600s 1800s– proairesis, 1900s– proaeresis, 1900s– prohairesis.

Origin: A borrowing from Greek. Etymon: Greek προαίρεσις.

Etymology: < ancient Greek προαίρεσις choice of one thing before another, considered by Aristotle as characteristic of moral action < προ- pro- prefix² + αἵρεσις choice (see heresy n.), after προαιρεῖσθαι to choose deliberately, to prefer. Compare post-classical Latin prohaeresis (from 13th cent. in British sources).Not fully naturalized in English.

Ethics.

Practical deliberation or reasoning leading to choice; the power to choose or make a decision.

ΚΠ

1644 J. Milton Of Educ. 5 That act of reason which in Ethics is call'd Proairesis.

1894 Philos. Rev. 3 480 Prominent in his [sc. Epictetus's] Ethics is the conception of right proairesis, of free-will, of rational self-determination.

1926 T. R. Noyes tr. T. Zielinski Relig. Anc. Greece vii. 178 Man possesses free will, or, to speak more exactly, the power of choice (prohairesis), which makes it possible for him to gain what is best from situations created for him by necessity.

1953 T. G. Rosenmeyer tr. B. Snell Discov. Mind viii. 183 Aristotle speaks as a follower of Socrates when he says that all action is preceded by prohairesis.

1962 Philos. Rev. 71 457 Proairesis is strategic: those who deliberate canvass the courses of action open to them in the light of what they take to be the relevant beliefs and try to decide what the best opening move would be.

1999 Renaissance Q. 52 1187 Early figures exercise Aristotelian proairesis, a deliberated moral decision.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	proairesis
释义	proairesisn. Brit. /prəʊˈɪərᵻsɪs/, /prəʊˈɛrᵻsɪs/, U.S. /proʊˈɛrəsəs/ Forms: 1600s 1800s– proairesis, 1900s– proaeresis, 1900s– prohairesis. Origin: A borrowing from Greek. Etymon: Greek προαίρεσις. Etymology: < ancient Greek προαίρεσις choice of one thing before another, considered by Aristotle as characteristic of moral action < προ- pro- prefix² + αἵρεσις choice (see heresy n.), after προαιρεῖσθαι to choose deliberately, to prefer. Compare post-classical Latin prohaeresis (from 13th cent. in British sources).Not fully naturalized in English. Ethics. Practical deliberation or reasoning leading to choice; the power to choose or make a decision. ΚΠ 1644 J. Milton Of Educ. 5 That act of reason which in Ethics is call'd Proairesis. 1894 Philos. Rev. 3 480 Prominent in his [sc. Epictetus's] Ethics is the conception of right proairesis, of free-will, of rational self-determination. 1926 T. R. Noyes tr. T. Zielinski Relig. Anc. Greece vii. 178 Man possesses free will, or, to speak more exactly, the power of choice (prohairesis), which makes it possible for him to gain what is best from situations created for him by necessity. 1953 T. G. Rosenmeyer tr. B. Snell Discov. Mind viii. 183 Aristotle speaks as a follower of Socrates when he says that all action is preceded by prohairesis. 1962 Philos. Rev. 71 457 Proairesis is strategic: those who deliberate canvass the courses of action open to them in the light of what they take to be the relevant beliefs and try to decide what the best opening move would be. 1999 Renaissance Q. 52 1187 Early figures exercise Aristotelian proairesis, a deliberated moral decision. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1644
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