parrhesia
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parrhesia
- /pəˈriːziə/
- /pəˈriːʒə/
Where it comes from
From Ancient Greek παρρησία (parrhēsía), from πᾶν (pân, “all”) (English pan-) + ῥῆσις (rhêsis), ῥῆμα (rhêma, “utterance, speech”).
noun
- boldness or freedom in speech Anderson suggests that the centrality of ethos is incorporated into Foucault's description of the philosopher as truth-teller in his concept of parrhesia, as well as in the debate he had with Jürgen Habermas in relation to power and communication.
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Talk about this word "parrhesia." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/parrhesia. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. parrhesia. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/parrhesia "parrhesia." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/parrhesia.Cite this
@misc{parrhesia_2026,
title = {parrhesia},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/parrhesia},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
