Honoré Bonet argues in The Tree of Battles that while fleeing may preserve life, the moral obligation to uphold honor may compel knights to fight.
Bonet contrasts the idea of living, which is more agreeable, with the terror of death, suggesting that facing death rather than fleeing may be aligned with a knight's honor.
According to Bonet, the perspective of Aristotle underscores the shame associated with fleeing in battle, where enduring suffering is viewed as preferable to acting dishonorably.
In considering a knight's decision to flee or fight, Bonet grapples with the practical consequences of such an action in the context of medieval values.
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