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Incommensurability in Aristotle's Theory of Reciprocal Justice |
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| Authors: | Robert L. Gallagher | |
| Affiliation: | American University of Beirut | |
| Abstract: | In just proportional exchange, under Aristotle's theory of reciprocal justice, superior sharers in a community materially assist the weaker, and receive honour as a reward. Aristotle's economic thought is represented with a system of 18 formulae. Explained are: (1) What Aristotle means when he says that it is impossible for two sharers or their erga to be commensurable; (2) The extent to which the variables in Aristotle's proportions can be quantified. (3) What diagonal pairing (     | |
| Keywords: | reciprocity friendship fairness exchange diagonal equality need | |