🔍Aristotle discusses friends with different aims and expectations, which can lead to arguments.
✅In virtuous friendships, the giver should determine the worth of the benefit.
🤝Concord, or agreement on civic problems, is a feature of friendship in community.
💖Goodwill is a starting point for friendship and can develop into true friendship over time.
💡Virtuous friends treat themselves as they would treat close friends and aim for the good of both.
What does Aristotle say about arguments in friendships?
—Aristotle acknowledges that arguments can arise when friends have different aims and expectations.
How should the worth of a benefit in a virtuous friendship be determined?
—In virtuous friendships, the giver should be the one to determine the worth of the benefit.
What is concord in friendship?
—Concord refers to the agreement on civic problems among friends in a community.
What is the role of goodwill in friendship?
—Goodwill serves as the starting point for friendship and can develop into a genuine friendship over time.
How do virtuous friends treat themselves?
—Virtuous friends treat themselves the way they would treat close friends, aiming for their own good and the good of others.
00:01Book 9 of Nicomachean Ethics delves into Aristotle's insights on friendship.
00:15Arguments in friendships often arise when friends have different aims and expectations.
00:37In virtuous friendships, the giver determines the worth of the benefit.
02:35Concord, or agreement on civic problems, is an important aspect of friendship in a community.
03:57Goodwill serves as the starting point for friendship and can develop into a genuine relationship over time.
04:26Virtuous friends treat themselves as they would treat close friends, striving for their own good and the good of others.
