Monday, June 21, 2004

Google Search: define:praxis


Google Search: define:praxis : "Definitions of praxis on the Web:

how do you get to Polis? (praxis, praxis, praxis)
www.cs.umd.edu/~mikeoda/phldef.htm


Habitual or established actions and motor skills.
ivc.uidaho.edu/brain/book/glossary.html


the performance of an action; 'doing'
www.tornadodesign.com/cbgd/glossary_cbgd.htm


Marx’s term for social practice. The term is meant to convey the work we undertake collectively to shape our world and our reality; it represents Marx’s dialectical critique of Hegel’s term Geist.
staff.bcc.edu/philosophy/HEGELMARXGLOSSARY.htm


Praxis is a complex activity by which individuals create culture and society, and become critically conscious human beings. Praxis comprises a cycle of action-reflection-action which is central to liberatory education. Characteristics of praxis include self-determination (as opposed to coercion), intentionality (as opposed to reaction), creativity (as opposed to homogeneity), and rationality (as opposed to chance).
www.sef.org.pk/educatewebsite/educate2fol/glosiconedu2.asp


the practical or customary application of a branch of learning.
www.sevmedia.net/clients/gt/Main/FAQ/glossary.html


(Motor Planning) The ability of the brain to conceive of, organize, and carry out a sequence of unfamiliar actions.
www.steveengelhardt.com/sensory_glossary.htm


translating an idea into action; 'a hard theory to put into practice'; 'differences between theory and praxis of communism'
www.cogsci.princeton.edu/cgi-bin/webwn"


I just looked up a definition, and found a wealth of connections to social patterns of value (pov's). Lest I forget.

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