Monday word: praxis

[ersatz-read.livejournal.com]

praxis (prăk′sĭs), noun.
1. The practice of a theory or skill.
2. Convention, habit, or custom.

Etymology:  from Latin praxis, practice, exercise, action.

So how is 'praxis' different from 'practice'?  As far as I can tell, the difference is slight.  Praxis is  more...intellectual; it's related to the philosophy of putting something into practice, whereas 'practice' is just about doing the thing.  The term is used in religious philosophy to describe a combination of reflection and action.

'Praxis' is also the name of an American teacher certification exam.

Comments

[prettygoodword.livejournal.com]

You can practice something but you can't praxis it. You can, though, have a praxis for it, which is close to being a sum of all your practices around it.

One's praxis is what one does.

---L.

[ersatz-read.livejournal.com]

Ah. That makes sense.