In the Nicomachean Ethics, this third of eight readings on friendship (φιλία) is the first of three on the connection with the just (τὸ δίκαιον). A lot of the reading might be summarized in a table:
| Polity | | | Analogue | | | Perversion | | | Analogues |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| kingdom | | | fatherhood | | | tyranny | | | |
Persian fatherhood slave-owning |
| aristocracy | | | marriage | | | oligarchy | | | |
man does all woman rules |
| timocracy | | | brotherhood | | | democracy | | | |
no master weak master |
We are reading chapters ix–xi of Book VIII. The table is based on chapter x and is elaborated on in chapter xi. Chapter ix introduces the idea that friendship and justice go together in communities, and all communities are formed within political communities, or polities, which they somehow reflect.
Animal friends in the neighborhood
Cat, hen, and rooster, all attracted to a trash bin by the road
Tarabya, Sunday, March 24, 2024
Polytropy 