Literary notes about Praxis (AI summary)
The term "praxis" is employed in literature to signify the active, embodied process that bridges thought and execution across a spectrum of domains. In classical philosophy, as in Aristotle’s work, it denotes the complete progression from conception to performance, highlighting an undeniable link between theory and practice ([1], [2]). In historical texts, the term appears in contexts ranging from medical treatises to ecclesiastical and legal discourses, thereby critiquing or codifying the procedural aspects of these fields ([3], [4], [5]). Moreover, modern reflections on language illustrate how praxis extends beyond mere abstract theory, embodying everyday human activity and innovation ([6], [7], [8]). This layered use of praxis underscores its lasting relevance as a marker for the dynamic interplay between intellectual frameworks and real-world actions.
- [Greek: Praxis] (action) properly denotes the whole process from the conception to the performance.
— from The Ethics of Aristotle by Aristotle - 5. P. 131, 1. 33. praxis is here used in its strict and proper meaning.
— from The Ethics of Aristotle by Aristotle - [299] "Joannis Anglici praxis medica Rosa Anglica dicta," Augsbourg, 1595, 2 vols.
— from A Literary History of the English People, from the Origins to the Renaissance by J. J. (Jean Jules) Jusserand - [1410] Plater, in his Praxis Medica , made the first, though an imperfect attempt, at a classification of diseases.
— from Introduction to the Literature of Europe in the Fifteenth, Sixteenth, and Seventeenth Centuries, Vol. 1 by Henry Hallam - 98 Suarez de Paz, Praxis ecclesiastica et secularis , v. 1. 3. 12, fol.
— from The Origin and Development of the Moral Ideas by Edward Westermarck - The sequential nature of language, in particular its embodiment in literacy, no longer suits human praxis as its universal measure.
— from The Civilization of Illiteracy by Mihai Nadin - Language, in its development over time, is thus a very difficult-to-decode dynamic history of common praxis.
— from The Civilization of Illiteracy by Mihai Nadin - The possibility of meaning (intended, assigned) stems from the establishment of language within human praxis.
— from The Civilization of Illiteracy by Mihai Nadin
