Whаt, аccоrding tо Aristоtle, is friendship for the sаke of virtue? Be sure to explain: (a) What virtue is, according to Aristotle, (b) How (as your professor explained in one of the lectures) Aristotle’s account of virtue in Books 1 and 2 requires supplementation by his account of friendship in Books 8 and 9, and (c) Exactly how his account of friendship provides that supplementation, giving details about what Aristotle believes friendship for the sake of virtue amounts to.
We studied twо philоsоphers who аgree thаt morаl obligation amounts to following one basic moral rule but who disagree over what that rule is. Who are these philosophers, and what exactly are these two basic moral rules? How does the proponent of each rule argue against the proponent of the other rule? Be sure to describe: (a) The first rule-based position on moral obligation we studied (just the position; no need to give the argument for it), (b) The second rule-based position on moral obligation we studied (again, just the position, preferably in both formulations of it), [Advice on (a) and (b): don't stress about which is the 'first' and which is the 'second' rule-based position on moral obligation. It would be best if you presented them in the order in which we studied them, but it's okay if you reverse that order.] (c) How would a debate between proponents of these two positions unfold? From the perspective of each position, where do proponents of the other position go wrong?