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- Title
Is Aristotelian friendship disinterested?: Aristotle on loving the other for himself and wishing goods for the other's sake.
- Abstract
It has been not atypical for commentators to argue that Aristotelian friendship features disinterested concern for others, that is, concern for others that is completely independent of one's own happiness. Often, the relevant commentators point to some normative features of Aristotelian friendship, wishing goods for the other's sake and loving the other for herself, where these are assumed to be disinterested. While the disinterested interpretations may be correct overall, I argue that wishing goods for the other's sake and loving the other for herself constitute a dubious foundation for disinterested interpretations. For wishing goods for the other's sake does not involve a reason for action on the other's behalf, and the primary point of loving the other for herself is the role of the other in facilitating one's own happiness, specifically conceived of by Aristotle in terms of one's own virtuous activity.
- Subjects
ARISTOTELIANISM (Philosophy); HAPPINESS; FRIENDSHIP; ARISTOTLE, 384-322 B.C.; JUSTIFICATION (Theory of knowledge)
- Publication
European Journal of Philosophy, 2022, Vol 30, Issue 1, p32
- ISSN
0966-8373
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/ejop.12650