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kalokagathia
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Greek term, fusion of kalós kai agathós, beautiful and good, the ideal of physical and moral perfection. For Plato the kalokagathós was the philosopher, the lover of knowledge, the possessor of the areté. At Aristotle it has a sense of excellence, nobility and happiness. Herodotus and other authors also include the courage, bravery and loyalty of the soldier.

  



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