Chapter 3 temrs Flashcards
Demos
The people; ordinary citizens or masses
Dialectic
Rigorous, critical questioning
Doxa
A belief or opinion. Also, “mere opinion”
Empeiria
A knack; a skill learned by experience
Episteme
True knowledge
Epoidai
Spells or incantations
Ergon
The goal or outcome of a true art
Hedone
Pleasure
Kolakeia
Flattery. Promising people what they want without regard for what is best for them
Logos (pl. logoi)
An account, a clear and logical explanation of a true art or techne. Word. Argument. Transforming explanation
Parasemos
Counterfeit
Pistis
Mere belief
Polis
The city-state, particularly the people making up the state
Psychagogia
The art of influencing the soul
Psyche
Mind or soul
Rhetores
Rhetors or orators. Those making their living and wielding power by means of persuasive words
Techne
A true art or discipline. A scientific or systematic pursuit capable of a full account and arriving regularly at a good product or outcome
Tribe
A knack; an ability acquired through practice