2. Aristotle lists the following as moral virtues as habits which involve finding the correct mean between extreme options: courage, temperance (moderation), liberality (moderation in giving and taking money), magnificence (correctly dealing with great wealth or power), pride (claiming what is due to you), gentleness (moderation with respect to anger), agreeableness, truthfulness, and wit.
3. Courage is also explicitly connected with pain and pleasure in the sense that it is more painful to face that which frightens us and more pleasurable to flee.
4. Temperance is not self-indulgence or insensibility.
5. Aristotle states it is especially important to have honor since it is the greatest of the external goods and it is what great people think themselves most worthy.
6. Aristotle argues that friends can be viewed as second selves. Just as virtuous behaviour improves oneself, friends can improve each other.
7.Aristotle divides friendships into three types, that of utility, that of pleasure and that of the good. Two are inferior to the other because of the motive; friendships of utility and pleasure do not regard friends as people but what they can give in return.
- Friendships of utility - Buying merchandise
- Friendships of pleasure - share a hobby
- Friendships of good - enjoy each other's characters
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