http://ersatz-read.livejournal.com/ ([identity profile] ersatz-read.livejournal.com) wrote in [community profile] 1word1day2015-08-10 10:31 pm

Monday word: praxis

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.

[identity profile] prettygoodword.livejournal.com 2015-08-11 02:51 pm (UTC)(link)
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.