Philosophy 3170F/G Lecture Notes - Lecture 15: Eudemian Ethics, Full Stop, Philia

• School: Western University
• Department: Philosophy
• Course: Philosophy 3170F/G
• Professor: D. Henry

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Friendship is a kind of affectionate regard (philia) for involving another involving (i) mutually- recognized and (ii) reciprocated (iii) goodwill (ne viii 2) (cid:862)to a f(cid:396)ie(cid:374)d (cid:449)e sa(cid:455) (cid:449)e ought to (cid:449)ish (cid:449)hat is good (cid:863) (cid:894)(cid:1005)(cid:1005)(cid:1009)(cid:1009)(cid:271)(cid:1007)(cid:1009)-1156a5) 3 kinds of friendship: virtue friendship (goodness, pleasure friendships (pleasure, utility friendships (advantage) (cid:862)just as i(cid:374) the (cid:272)ase of the (cid:448)i(cid:396)tues (cid:863) (cid:894)ne viii (cid:1009)(cid:895) (cid:862)those (cid:449)ho (cid:449)el(cid:272)o(cid:373)e ea(cid:272)h othe(cid:396) (cid:271)ut do (cid:374)ot li(cid:448)e togethe(cid:396) (cid:863) (cid:894)(cid:1005)(cid:1005)(cid:1009)(cid:1011)(cid:271)(cid:1005)9-23) Seems to set a limit on the number of friends. Co(cid:374)(cid:272)lusio(cid:374) of ne ix 9: (cid:862)a(cid:374)(cid:455)o(cid:374)e (cid:449)ho is to (cid:271)e happ(cid:455), the(cid:374), (cid:373)ust ha(cid:448)e (cid:448)i(cid:396)tuous f(cid:396)ie(cid:374)ds(cid:863) A(cid:396)gu(cid:373)e(cid:374)t of ne ix (cid:1005)(cid:1004): (cid:862)the(cid:374) should (cid:449)e ha(cid:448)e as (cid:373)a(cid:374)(cid:455) (cid:448)i(cid:396)tuous (cid:863) (cid:894)ne ix (cid:1005)(cid:1004)(cid:895) You should limit the number of pleasure and utility friends you have. Should have as many virtuous friends as possible: no, (cid:449)e (cid:272)a(cid:374)(cid:859)t spe(cid:374)d as (cid:373)u(cid:272)h ti(cid:373)e that is (cid:374)eeded to (cid:271)e(cid:272)o(cid:373)e virtuous friends with a lot of friends.