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aretaics

aretaics noun: the ethical theory which excludes all relations between virtue and happiness; the science of virtue; contrasted with eudaemonics.

Noun

aretaics (uncountable)

  1. The ethical theory which excludes all relations between virtue and happiness; the science of virtue; contrasted with eudaemonics.
    • it is with 'aretaics' […] that anything which can be called moral philosophy begins1876, John Grote, Treatise on Moral Ideals

Origin of aretaics

Ancient Greek ἀρετή (aretḗ, “virtue”) + -ics.

Questions about aretaics

What does aretaics mean?
Aretaics means the ethical theory which excludes all relations between virtue and happiness; the science of virtue; contrasted with eudaemonics.
What part of speech is aretaics?
Aretaics is a noun.

Words near aretaics in the dictionary

  1. Arequena
  2. Arequipa
  3. ares
  4. aret
  5. aretaic
  6. aretaics
  7. aretalogies
  8. aretalogist
  9. aretalogists
  10. aretalogy
  11. Aretas

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