单词 | proairesis |
释义 | proairesis/prəʊˈɪərɪsɪs/ /prəʊˈɛrɪsɪs/(also proaeresis, prohairesis) Ethics noun Practical deliberation or reasoning leading to choice; the power to choose or make a decision. OriginMid 17th century; earliest use found in John Milton (1608–1674), poet and polemicist. From ancient Greek προαίρεσις choice of one thing before another, considered by Aristotle as characteristic of moral action from προ- + αἵρεσις choice, after προαιρεῖσθαι to choose deliberately, to prefer. |
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