Phronesis ()  is an ancient Greek word for a type of wisdom or intelligence relevant to practical action , implying both good judgement and excellence of character and habits . Sometimes referred to as "practical virtue", phronesis was a common topic of discussion in ancient Greek philosophy . The word was used in Greek philosophy, and such discussions are still influential today. In Aristotelian ethics, for example in the Nicomachean Ethics, it is distinguished from other words for wisdom and intellectual virtues – such as episteme and techne . Because of its practical character , when it is not simply translated by words meaning wisdom or intelligence, it is often translated as " practical wisdom", and sometimes (more traditionally) as " prudence" , from Latin . Thomas McEvilley has proposed that the best translation is "mindfulness".Thomas McEvilley, The Shape of Ancient Thought, 2002, p. 609
Phronesis () , translated into English by terms such as prudence, practical virtue and practical wisdom is an ancient Greek word for a type of wisdom or intelligence relevant to practical action . It implies both good judgement and excellence of character and habits , and was a common topic of discussion in ancient Greek philosophy , in ways which are still influential today. In Aristotelian ethics, for example in the Nicomachean Ethics, the concept is distinguished from other words for wisdom and intellectual virtues – such as episteme and techne – because of its practical character . The traditional Latin trnslation was , the source of the English word " prudence" . Among other proposals, Thomas McEvilley has proposed that the best translation is "mindfulness".Thomas McEvilley, The Shape of Ancient Thought, 2002, p. 609
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