''Phronesis'' is a

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covering the study of

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. It is indexed by

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and the

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. The journal was established in 1955 by Donald James Allan and Joseph Bright Skemp, who wrote in the first issue that the goal of the journal was to bring together philosophers and

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from across national borders so as to improve the specialty of ancient philosophy, but also to include insights for those in

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. ''Phronesis'' has been described as "pioneering" and one of the major English-language journals for ancient philosophy. The journal is published by

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and the

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are Thomas Kjeller Johansen (

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) and Alexander Long (

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