>[!abstract] >**Dianoia** (Greek for "discursive thinking") is the Platonic concept of reasoning through logic, analysis, and intellect, rather than intuition or feeling (*noesis*). Aristotle further subdivided *dianoia* into theoretical knowledge (*technē*) and practical knowledge (*phronēsis*). >[!related] >- **North** (upstream): — >- **West** (similar): — >- **East** (different): — >- **South** (downstream): —