What does dianoetic mean?
Dianoetic means Pertaining to reason or thinking; intellectual..
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/daɪənəʊˈɛtɪk/ · adjective
Pertaining to reason or thinking; intellectual..
The bitter laugh laughs at that which is not good, it is the ethical laugh. The hollow laugh laughs at that which is not true, it is the intellectual laugh. Not good! Not true! Well well. But the mirthless laugh is the dianoetic laugh, down the snout — Haw! — so.
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Dianoetic means Pertaining to reason or thinking; intellectual..
Common synonyms include discursive, logical.
Possible antonyms include intuitive.
The bitter laugh laughs at that which is not good, it is the ethical laugh. The hollow laugh laughs at that which is not true, it is the intellectual laugh. Not good! Not true! Well well. But the mirthless laugh is the dianoetic laugh, down the snout — Haw! — so.
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