Means "virtue". In Platonic ideal it is a reference to the importance of meaning above technical skill (techne). In other words it denotes mythological value within a literate framework or craft. Later philosophical movements Would refer to this notion as "High Art" vs. "Low Art".

Means "virtue", or excellence. In Platonic ideal it is a reference to the importance of meaning above technical skill "techne". It denotes mythological value within a literate framework or craft. Later philosophical movements refer to this notion as "High Art" vs. "Low Art". (See Craftsman.) See also; "Pistis Sophia", regarding learning of lower and higher mysteries. http://www.wsu.edu:8001/~dee/GLOSSARY/ARETE.HTM see also; http://www.theoi.com/Daimon/Arete.html