Aristotle on the value of friends

<p>In this dissertation, I argue that Aristotle’s account of friendship is egoistic. Focusing on the Nicomachean Ethics, I begin with VIII.2. Here Aristotle claims that in all friendships, friends love only because of the lovable (φιλητόν), which divides into the useful, pleasant, and good. I...

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Main Author: Kim, B
Other Authors: Irwin, T
Format: Thesis
Language:English
Published: 2018
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