Arète to me is to live up to an expectation. As well as being great. One of many who gave an example of “Arète” was the Greeks.
They created a government called a democracy. We still use that today, if that wasn’t created, we would not vote, nor have an opinion in the government. Not only is a democracy used in just America, it is used all over the world. A democracy allows people to have an opinion who should host as the president, or any other role is the government.
The Greeks changed history and made a democracy a main part today. Socrates life was on the line when he stated his opinion about government, he chose to defend for what he said about having a say in government. Even if it resulted in his death, he created us a say in what goes on.
Very good, Maddie. I like the connection between arete and democracy.
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