Techne

In Ancient Greek philosophy, techne (Greek: τέχνη, romanized: tékhnē, lit. 'craft, art'; Ancient Greek: [tékʰnɛː], Modern Greek: [ˈtexni] (listen)) is a philosophical concept that refers to making or doing,^[1] Technē is similar to the concept of epistēmē in the implication of knowledge of principles. However, Aristotle distinguishes clearly between the two,^[2][3] and even Plato seems to draw a distinction between them in some of his dialogues.^[3] Richard Parry (2003) writes that Aristotle believed technē aims for good and forms an end, which could be the activity itself or a product formed from the activity.^[3] Aristotle used health as an example of an end that is produced from the techne of medicine. To make a distinction between technē and arete, he said the value of technē is the end product while arete values choosing the action that promotes the best moral good.

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Further reading

• Dunne, Joseph. 1997. Back to the Rough Ground: 'Phronesis' and Techne in Modern Philosophy and in Aristotle. Notre Dame, IN: University of Notre Dame Press. ISBN:978-0268006891.

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