Aristotle said, “A problem of ethics exists when the virtue of loyalty conflicts with the virtue...

Aristotle said, “A problem of ethics exists when the virtue of loyalty conflicts with the virtue of truth-telling”. Explain what he meant by this statement.

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Aristotle said, “A problem of ethics exists when the virtue of loyalty conflicts with the virtue of truth-telling”.

His error is that 'loyalty' is not a Virtue!
There can be no 'conflict' among Virtues.
I don't mean 'virtue' like 'sweetness is a virtue of an apple';

True, unconditional Love is ALWAYS recognized by It's unconditional Virtues; Compassion, Empathy, Sympathy, Gratitude, Humility, Charity (charity is never taking more than your share of anything, ever!), Honesty, Happiness, Faith...
ALWAYS.

Notice that all Virtues fit together, in Love, hand in hand.
'Loyalty' is a 'conditional' thing, a 'virtue' of the ego, vanity; all true Virtues are unconditional.

'Honesty' is a Virtue that is moderated by the other attendant Virtues, while 'truth telling' is a poor belief-riddled egotistical affectation, often used to bludgeon people.

Just one more Aristotelian fly in the ointment of Western thought.

Hayet Jeridi answered 3 months ago

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