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 ofvirtue , itsnature , and the means ofattaining to it.
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Examples
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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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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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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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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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