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单词 proairesis
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proairesis

/prəʊˈɪərɪsɪs/ /prəʊˈɛrɪsɪs/
(also proaeresis, prohairesis) Ethics
noun
Practical deliberation or reasoning leading to choice; the power to choose or make a decision.

Origin

Mid 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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