Words from Todays Newspaper: Word#4 of the day: PRAXIS ‘A more independent judiciary based on an equally independent Judicial Appointments Commission is a categorical imperative for democratic praxis in India.’ [The sentence given above has been taken from todays newspaper (dated: Jan 18, 2014)]. The word praxis is a noun and it comes from the Latin and Greek word prattein, which means to do. In the given context it is used to mean practice, as distinguished from theory. The word is also used to refer to a customary practice or custom. This word is mostly used to talk about putting an idea or theory into practice. For eg., You might have a lot of theories and opinions about raising kids, but its much harder in praxis, when you have kids of your own. Plural of the word praxis is praxes.
Posted on: Sat, 18 Jan 2014 13:00:00 +0000
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