Should We Share Misfortune with Our Friends? Mixtures of Pleasure and Pain in the Context of Aristotle's Theory of Friendship

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Výsledek na webu

<a href="https://verso.is.cuni.cz/pub/verso.fpl?fname=obd_publikace_handle&handle=e0fcl.cH3a" target="_blank" >https://verso.is.cuni.cz/pub/verso.fpl?fname=obd_publikace_handle&handle=e0fcl.cH3a</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.31577/filozofia.2025.80.1.3" target="_blank" >10.31577/filozofia.2025.80.1.3</a>

Jazyk výsledku

angličtina

Název v původním jazyce

Should We Share Misfortune with Our Friends? Mixtures of Pleasure and Pain in the Context of Aristotle's Theory of Friendship

Popis výsledku v původním jazyce

This paper explores Aristotle&apos;s claim that, while we should be ready to assist our friends in their misfortunes, we should not share our pain with them and instead share only good things. I analyze the role this idea plays within Aristotle&apos;s overall theory of friendship, particularly his argument that sharing pain with friends brings us pleasure but causes them pain. Further, I examine Aristotle&apos;s broader understanding of pleasure and pain, including their interplay and his view on the nature of their mixture. I show that Aristotle&apos;s discussion of feeling both pleasure and pain when sharing misfortunes with friends has deeper ontological implications, rooted in his theory of mixture (mixis, krasis). Aristotle&apos;s claim that we should avoid sharing pain with friends, I argue, reflects not only his conception of what constitutes a noble friendship but also his understanding of the ontological incompatibility of pleasure and pain as a true mixture.

Název v anglickém jazyce

Should We Share Misfortune with Our Friends? Mixtures of Pleasure and Pain in the Context of Aristotle's Theory of Friendship

Popis výsledku anglicky

This paper explores Aristotle&apos;s claim that, while we should be ready to assist our friends in their misfortunes, we should not share our pain with them and instead share only good things. I analyze the role this idea plays within Aristotle&apos;s overall theory of friendship, particularly his argument that sharing pain with friends brings us pleasure but causes them pain. Further, I examine Aristotle&apos;s broader understanding of pleasure and pain, including their interplay and his view on the nature of their mixture. I show that Aristotle&apos;s discussion of feeling both pleasure and pain when sharing misfortunes with friends has deeper ontological implications, rooted in his theory of mixture (mixis, krasis). Aristotle&apos;s claim that we should avoid sharing pain with friends, I argue, reflects not only his conception of what constitutes a noble friendship but also his understanding of the ontological incompatibility of pleasure and pain as a true mixture.

Druh

J_imp - Článek v periodiku v databázi Web of Science

CEP obor

—

OECD FORD obor

60301 - Philosophy, History and Philosophy of science and technology

Projekt

<a href="/cs/project/GA22-11418S" target="_blank" >GA22-11418S: Směsi těla a duše</a><br>

Návaznosti

P - Projekt vyzkumu a vyvoje financovany z verejnych zdroju (s odkazem do CEP)

Rok uplatnění

2025

Kód důvěrnosti údajů

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Název periodika

Filozofia

ISSN

0046-385X

e-ISSN

2585-7061

Svazek periodika

80

Číslo periodika v rámci svazku

1

Stát vydavatele periodika

SK - Slovenská republika

Počet stran výsledku

14

Strana od-do

35-48

Kód UT WoS článku

001428035700001

EID výsledku v databázi Scopus

2-s2.0-85218973401