On Truth and Friendship (via Simple Thoughts in a Complicated World)

A little Aristotle in the morning can’t hurt too much. This author has a good take on the subject. I enjoyed reading it and I’m sure you will too.

As my frequent readers will note I am a major fan of Aristotle, and I always appreciate another author’s take on the subject.

James Pilant

“Though we love the truth and our friends, reverence is due to the truth first.” -Aristotle, Nicomachean Ethics I have been reading Aristotle’s classic work Nicomachean Ethics for my Ancient and Medieval Ethics class. This is my second time through the work, though I am getting much more out of it on this read through. Aristotle makes many important distinctions even just in the first book of this work, but one sentence stood out and I decided to … Read More

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