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aretaics

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Ar`e`ta´ics
n.1.The ethical theory which excludes all relations between virtue and happiness; the science of virtue; - contrasted with eudemonics.
aretaics
the study of virtue.
See also: Philosophy
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However, in fundamental terms it can be said that within moral philosophy there are two sciences: the science of virtue, or aretaics, and the science of happiness, or eudaemonics.
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