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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The ethical theory which excludes all relations between virtue and happiness; the science of virtue; contrasted with eudaemonics. uncountable

   "it is with 'aretaics' […] that anything which can be called moral philosophy begins"

Synonyms

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casuistryempiricismgolden rulehedonismstoicism

Example

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"it is with 'aretaics' […] that anything which can be called moral philosophy begins"

Etymology

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

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