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Philosophy of Aristotle: The Ethics: Books 8 - 10

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From: Monarch Notes
Date: 19630101
Author:Aristotle

Aristotle
Monarch Notes
01-01-1963
The Ethics: Books 8 - 10

Books VIII And IX Friendship

Introduction:

In the previous books, Aristotle has looked at morality from the
standpoint of the individual alone. In Books VIII and IX he considers the
problem of virtue as it is involved in personal relationships or in what he
calls friendship. The Greek word philia has a much wider usage than our word,
friendship. 1) It refers to the relationship toward a person to whom one is
attached, just as our word friendship does. 2) It is used to describe the
relationship one has toward one's wife and children or ...

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