Naslov
Civic Friendship and Common Good in Aristotle

Autori
Gavran Miloš, Ana

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Skup
Affiliation, Civic Friendship and Social Inclusion

Mjesto i datum
Rijeka, Hrvatska, 28.10.2019. - 29.10.2019

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Predavanje

Vrsta recenzije
Nije recenziran

Ključne riječi
civic friendship, Aristotle, sociability, vulnerability, common good, capabilities

Sažetak
The paper aim to reconsider Aristotle's notion of civic friendship and try to situate it in the context of contemporary, plural societies as a model for social and political relationship between citizens. Since the main characteristics of Aristotle’s civic friendship are concern for other’s well-being for the sake of others and some kind of concord in regards to commonly recognized good, Aristotle’s notion of civic friendship appears to be incompatible with liberal framework, and more suitable for communitarianism. However I propose a reading of Aristotle’s civic friendship that is compatible with liberal framework, but nevertheless keeps Aristotle’s notions of mutual well-wishing and common good. In my view suitable liberal framework for such an Aristotelian civic friendship is to be found in Nussbaum’s version of capability approach where she provides us with a list of central capabilities. The list establishes what she calls ‘a thick vague theory of good’ that is thick because it gives us a content of human good, but is vague because it leaves up to individuals how they are going to manifest or realize their own good. Civic friendship thus becomes mutual concern for the development of one’s capabilities, while development of such society is common good. Finally, this explains why capability for affiliation is for Nussbaum an architectonic capability. Namely, affiliation in terms of Aristotelian civic friendship serves as a precondition for human flourishing in a just society.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Filozofija

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