Praxis

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Praxis may refer to:

Philosophy and religion

  • Praxis (process), the process by which a theory, lesson, or skill is enacted, practised, embodied, or realised
  • Praxis model, a way of doing theology
  • Praxis (Byzantine Rite), the practice of faith, especially worship
  • Christian theological praxis, the practice of the Gospel in the world
  • Praxis School, a Marxist humanist philosophical movement
  • Praxis (British philosophy journal), a journal of philosophy published by the University of Manchester
  • Praxis (Yugoslav philosophy journal), a journal of philosophy published by Praxis School

Organizations and business

  • Praxis (store), a Dutch chain of hardware stores
  • Altran Praxis, a British software company
  • Praxis Business School, Kolkata, a management institute in India
  • Praxis Care, a social-care charity based in Belfast, Northern Ireland
  • Praxis Ethiopia, an international organisation addressing poverty in Ethiopia
  • Praxis (trade union), Irish trade union for professional artists

The arts

  • Praxis, a novel by Fay Weldon, published in 1978
  • The Praxis, a 2002 novel by Walter Jon Williams
  • Praxis (album), by Cecil Taylor recorded live in Italy in 1968
  • Praxis (band), an experimental rock project led by Bill Laswell
  • Praxis (dance music act)
  • Praxis (art collaborative), an American art duo
  • PRAXIS: a journal of writing + building, published by the Ohio State University College of Engineering

In fiction

  • Praxis, a fictional moon in the film Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country
  • Praxis, a metanational corporation in Kim Stanley Robinson's Mars trilogy
  • Praxis, a fictional underground metropolis in the SyFy series Sanctuary
  • Praxis Kit, an item used to unlock various abilities in several of the Deus Ex video games
  • "Praxis", an episode of the podcast Alice Isn't Dead
  • Baron Praxis, an antagonist in the 2003 video game Jak II

Other uses

  • Praxis (moth), a genus of moths of the family Noctuidae
  • Praxis Discussion Series, televised discussion on international development established by the World Bank in Australia
  • Praxis intervention, in social work, a methodology for intervention within communities
  • Praxis (proposed city), company formed in 2019 that plans to create a city in the Mediterranean
  • Praxis Rabemananjara (born 1987), Malagasy footballer
  • Praxis test, a United States teacher certification exam
  • PRAXXIS, (with added X) a feminist design atelier at The Manchester School of Architecture led by Helen Iball (also known as Helen Aston).

See also

  • Practice (disambiguation)
  • Praxeology
  • Orthopraxy, correct conduct in religions
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