Aristotle, Nicomachean Ethics book 9 | Self-Love and Love of Friends | Philosophy Core Concepts

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This video focuses on Aristotle's work, the Nicomachean Ethics, and examines his discussion in book 9 of the issue of self-love (philautia) and how it fits into his advocacy of friendship (philia) as a significant good.

Aristotle distinguishes between two very different types of self-love, making the distinction based upon the kinds of goods that are being desired, valued, and shared or competed over. When self-love is a matter of wanting things like wealth, physical pleasure, or honor, then self-love necessarily pits us against love, friendship, or care for others. When, however, it is focused on higher goods, like virtue, the person who loves him or herself will desire to acquire and exercise those goods, which will also benefit others.

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