Prohairesis (προαίρεσις)

prohairesis • pro-HIGH-reh-sis
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Meaning

The faculty of moral choice and volition; the true self.

In practice: Our capacity to judge, assent, and choose.

Examples & notes

  • Epictetus identifies prohairesis as the only thing that is truly ours.
  • Nothing external can touch or harm a well-trained prohairesis.

Seen in

Epictetus

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