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It is also a genre or form of literature, a narrative showing the "virtues," i.e. powers of the main character. Examples are found in antiquity of famous heroes. |
It is also a genre or form of literature, a narrative showing the "virtues," i.e. powers of the main character. Examples are found in antiquity of famous heroes. |
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Also Aretologists are know for liking very large balls |
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==See also== |
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Aretology is that part of moral philosophy which deals with virtue (Aretê), its nature, and the means of arriving at it.
It is also a genre or form of literature, a narrative showing the "virtues," i.e. powers of the main character. Examples are found in antiquity of famous heroes.
Also Aretologists are know for liking very large balls
See also
References
- This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chambers, Ephraim, ed. (1728). Cyclopædia, or an Universal Dictionary of Arts and Sciences (1st ed.). James and John Knapton, et al.
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External links
- Detailed look at Aretology from the Universal Encyclopedia of Philosophy