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| - | '''Logos''' ([[Ancient Greek|Greek]]) is an important term in [[philosophy]], [[analytical psychology]], [[rhetoric]] and [[religion]]. | ||
| - | Its [[semantic field]] extends beyond "[[word]]" to notions such as "thought, speech, account, [[meaning (linguistic)|meaning]], [[reason]], [[:wikt:proportion|proportion]], principle, standard", or "[[logic]]". | + | '''Nous''' is a philosophical term for [[mind]] or [[intellect]]. Outside of a philosophical context, it is used, in English, to denote "[[common sense]]," with a different pronunciation ({{IPA|/naʊs/}}). |
| - | In English, the word is the root of "log" (as in record), of "logic," and of the "-ology" suffix (e.g., geology). | + | |
| - | [[Heraclitus]] established the term in Western philosophy as meaning the fundamental order of the cosmos. | ||
| - | The [[sophist]]s used the term to mean [[discourse]], and [[Aristotle]] applied the term to argument from reason. | ||
| - | After Judaism came under [[Hellenistic Judaism|Hellenistic influence]], [[Philo]] adopted the term into Jewish philosophy. | ||
| - | The Gospel of John identifies Jesus as the incarnation of the Logos, through which all things are made. | ||
| - | The gospel further identifies the Logos as God (''theos''), providing scriptural support for the trinity. | ||
| - | It is this sense, the Logos as Jesus Christ and God, that is most common in popular culture. | ||
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| - | Psychologist [[Carl Jung]] used the term for the masculine principle of rationality. | ||
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| - | ==See also== | ||
| - | * [[Christianity]] | ||
| - | * [[Logocentrism]] | ||
| - | * [[Logocracy]] | ||
| - | * [[Nous]] | ||
| - | * [[Parmenides]] | ||
| - | * [[Rhema]] | ||
| - | * [[Shabda]] | ||
| - | * [[Sophia]] | ||
| - | * [[Spirituality]] | ||
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Nous is a philosophical term for mind or intellect. Outside of a philosophical context, it is used, in English, to denote "common sense," with a different pronunciation (Template:IPA).
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