techne

Noun

Meaning

techne (uncountable)

(philosophy) craft; practice; making or doing, as contrasted with episteme or knowing

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Examples

Greek mousike (techne) "(art) of the Muses," from fem. of mousikos "pertaining to the Muses," from Mousa "Muse" (see muse (n. Source: Internet

They thus claimed that human "excellence" was not an accident of fate or a prerogative of noble birth, but an art or "techne" that could be taught and learned. Source: Internet

Raggio then goes on to point out Plato's distinction of creative power (techne) which is presented as superior to merely natural instincts (physis). Source: Internet

Aristotle's treatise on rhetoric systematically describes civic rhetoric as a human art or skill (techne). Source: Internet

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