Question

32. The Greek word arete means exactly the same as the English word “virtue.”

a) True.
b) False.

Answer 1

True

Step-by-step explanation:

Arete (Greek: ἀρετή), in its basic sense, means "excellence" of any kind. The term may also mean "moral virtue". In its earliest appearance in Greek, this notion of excellence was ultimately bound up with the notion of the fulfillment of purpose or function: the act of living up to one's full potential.

Answer 2

Arete means "excellence" The term may also mean "moral virtue". Arete is explicitly linked with human knowledge, where the expressions "virtue is knowledge" and "Arete is knowledge" are used interchangeably.