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23. Ethics / C. Virtue Theory / 1. Virtue Theory / a. Nature of virtue

2169	Greek moral progress came when 'virtue' was freed from social status [Williams,B]
	Full Idea: There was moral progress in the ancient Greek world, notably to the extent that the idea of areté, human excellence, was freed to some extent from determination by social position.
	From: Bernard Williams (Shame and Necessity [1993], I - p.7)