Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 79-10(E), Section: A.
Advisors: Thomas Hurka Committee members: Amy Mullin; Andrew Sepielli; Sergio Tenenbaum.
Özet:
At the outset of the Republic, Polemarchus advances the bold thesis that "justice is the art which gives benefit to friends and injury to enemies". He quickly rejects the hypothesis, and what follows is a long tradition of neglecting the ethics of enmity. The parallel issue of how friendship (and other positive relationships) affects the moral sphere has contrastingly been greatly illuminated by discussions both ancient and contemporary. My work bridges this existing work with the less explored topic of the normative significance of our negative relationships.