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Aristotle's Nicomachean Ethics

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Introduction
The central claim of this position paper is that to be a good friend; you need to be a moral person. I will explore how virtues can impact friendship in reference to Alexander MacIntyre (1981), Aristotle’s Nicomachean Ethics (2004), Marcus Tullius Cicero and Lucius Annaeus Seneca.

Argument One
‘Philia’, the love of friendship, Pope Benedict XVI (2005, p. 1) explains, is based on the relationship between Jesus and his disciples. Jesus taught us to not look on others solely with our eyes and feelings, but from the standpoint of Jesus Christ (XVI, 2005, p. 3). A moral person could not be a friend with a bad person, as the bond of true friendship is a shared alliance and acknowledgment to the pursuit of good (MacIntyre, 1981, p.
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