Any friendship that cant achieve this sort of proportionalitysuch as a friendship in which one person loves for pleasure and the other. In these relationships, a different kind of love is called for from each party, and the amount of. Nicomachean ethics aristotle faculty of social sciences. People say that the supremely happy are selfsufficing, and so have no need. In this video, professor thorsby offers an overview of aristotles nicomachean ethics book ix. In friendships with dissimilar aims, aristotle says, there has to be an equalizer of some sort. The forms which friendly feeling for our neighbors takes, and the marks by which the different forms of friendship are defined, seem to be derived from the. Having said this, aristotle cant end his discussion here, because it isnt enough to study virtue, but to act on what one has learned. People say that the supremely happy are selfsufficing, and so have no need of friends. Happiness is the end of all human actions and it determines the ethical behaviour. Questions for reflection nicomachean ethics book 6. The nicomachean ethics is one of aristotles most widely read and influential works. Course hero literature instructor russell jaffe provides an indepth summary and analysis of book 1 of aristotle.
Aristotle explains that mere arguments about virtue arent enough to make people behave decently. Aristotle s nicomachean ethics explained with book summaries in just a few minutes. Sparknotes is here for you with everything you need to ace or teach. The work had a very significant impact on the western political thought in general and the ethical studies in particular.
In all dissimilar 1 friendships, it is proportion, as has been said, that establishes equality and preserves the friendship. On the whole, friendships consist of equal exchanges, whether of utility, pleasantness, or goodness. Nicomachean ethics study guide contains a biography of aristotle, literature essays, a complete etext, quiz questions, major themes, characters, and a full summary and analysis. Nicomachean ethics by aristotle, part of the internet classics archive. Nicomachean ethics by aristotle the internet classics archive. Chapter summary for aristotles nicomachean ethics, book 9 summary.
The nicomachean ethics full audiobook greatest audio books the work consists of ten books, originally separate scrolls, and is understood to b. Nichomachean ethics is one of aristotles widely read and most influential books. Discussion forum nicomachean ethics book 9 quiz test your understanding of. According to aristotle, its better to have friends in good fortune than in ill fortune. Three central ideas or arguments constitute the scope of the book. Find a summary of this and each chapter of nicomachean ethics. Most people live by their feelings, pursuing pleasures and avoiding pains, and they dont have a taste for the fine and truly pleasant.
Aristotle on selflove and love of friends nicomachean ethics. Ideas central to ethics that happiness is the end of human endeavor, that moral virtue is formed through action and habituation, and that good action requires prudencefound their most powerful proponent in the person medieval scholars simply called the philosopher. Nicomachean ethics quizzes about important details and events in every section of the book. Now here a common measure has been provided in the form of money, and therefore everything is. However, there are some relationships that by their nature exist between two people of unequal standing. This video focuses on aristotles work, the nicomachean ethics, and examines his discussion in book 9 of the issue of selflove philautia and. Another debated question is whether friends are necessary or not for happiness. It is also disputed whether the happy man will need friends or not. Aristotle s nicomachean ethics 2 books 610 virtues, selfcontrol, friendship, and pleasure welcome to the course and preliminaries. The internet classics archive nicomachean ethics by. Nicomachean ethics 5 good judge of that subject, and the man who has received an allround education is a good judge in general. Book i 1 every art and every inquiry, and similarly every action and pursuit, is. Nicomachean ethics study guide contains a biography of aristotle, literature essays, a complete etext, quiz questions, major themes. Youre about to go for a severalthousandyearold rideand aristotle aint going to make it easy for you.
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