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Comment author: conchis 07 May 2009 06:04:46PM *  1 point [-]

That's a shame. I actually kind of fancied aretaic (used as a noun in the same sense as stoic/Stoic).

Comment author: thomblake 07 May 2009 06:47:32PM 1 point [-]

I agree completely. There's a phrase we use, "aretaic turn", which describes the move towards consideration of virtue in all philosophical fields in the mid-to-late 20th century. I like it.