Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun That part of moral philosophy which treats of virtue, its nature, and the means of attaining it. Also called aretaics.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun That part of moral philosophy which treats of virtue, its nature, and the means of attaining to it.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun that part of moral philosophy which treats of virtue, its nature, and the means of attaining to it.

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Examples

  • Another approach to morality, that of “aretology,” emphasizes the character of the moral agent and the cultivation of virtue.

    BARGAINING WITH THE DEVIL ROBERT MNOOKIN 2010

  • Another approach to morality, that of “aretology,” emphasizes the character of the moral agent and the cultivation of virtue.

    BARGAINING WITH THE DEVIL ROBERT MNOOKIN 2010

  • Another approach to morality, that of “aretology,” emphasizes the character of the moral agent and the cultivation of virtue.

    BARGAINING WITH THE DEVIL ROBERT MNOOKIN 2010

  • Another approach to morality, that of “aretology,” emphasizes the character of the moral agent and the cultivation of virtue.

    BARGAINING WITH THE DEVIL ROBERT MNOOKIN 2010

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