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@ TELEGRAM: “WE ARE WHAT WE REPEATEDLY DO. ARETE, THEN, IS NOT AN ACT BUT A HABIT.“ ARISTOTLE ARETE IS A CONCEPT IN ANCIENT GREEK THOUGHT THAT, IN ITS MOST BASIC SENSE, REFERS TO 'EXCELLENCE' OF ANY KIND—ESPECIALLY A PERSON OR THING'S “FULL REALIZATION OF POTENTIAL OR INHERENT FUNCTION.“ THE TERM MAY ALSO REFER TO EXCELLENCE IN “MORAL VIRTUE.“ A PERSON OF ARETE IS OF THE HIGHEST EFFECTIVENESS; THEY USE ALL OF THEIR FACULTIES—STRENGTH, BRAVERY, AND WIT—TO ACHIEVE REAL RESULTS. IN THE HOMERIC WORLD, ARETE INVOLVES ALL OF THE ABILITIES AND POTENTIALITIES AVAILABLE TO HUMANS. IN SOME CONTEXTS, ARETE IS EXPLICITLY LINKED WITH HUMAN KNOWLEDGE, WHERE THE EXPRESSIONS “VIRTUE IS KNOWLEDGE“ AND “ARETE IS KNOWLEDGE“ ARE USED INTERCHANGEABLY. IN THIS SENSE, THE HIGHEST HUMAN POTENTIAL IS KNOWLEDGE, AND ALL OTHER HUMAN ABILITIES ARE DERIVED FROM THIS CENTRAL CAPACITY. IF ARETE IS KNOWLEDGE AND STUDY, THE HIGHEST HUMAN KNOWLEDGE IS KNOWLEDGE ABOUT KNOWLEDGE ITSELF. IN THIS LIGHT, THE THEORETICAL STUDY OF HUMAN KNOWLEDGE, WHICH ARISTOTLE CALLED “CONTEMPLATION“, IS THE HIGHEST HUMAN ABILITY AND HAPPINESS. #arete #innabesedina #education #historyandphilosophy #philosophy #selfdevelopment #selfeducation #ancientgreekphilosophy #moralvirtue #knowledge #cognition #wisdom #wisdomquotes #ethics #virtueisknowledge #moralintellectualism #ethicalintellectualism #contemplation #virtue #studying #beautiful #beautifulquotes #beautifulthoughts #thoughts #philosophical #philosophicalthoughts 00:00 ARETE 01:46 HISTORY 02:28 HOMER 03:18 PERSONIFICATION MANY IMAGES IN THIS VIDEO ARE IMAGES IN THE PUBLIC DOMAIN.
