A Comparison Of Aristotle And Aristotle : The Four Types Of Friendship

Both philosophers believe that friendship is necessary in human life but both break down into completely different structures. Aristotle has three different views of friendship. The first is a friendship based on utility. A friendship based on utility is a relationship where both people benefit from each other. The second kind of friendship is based on pleasure. A pleasure-based relationship is formed under the likes of personality, looks, or any other quality. The third, and highest form of friendship is based on goodness. This is called a character friendship. A character relationship is based on the goodness of both people, where both parties admire the other person for how good they are and will help them strive for goodness. The first two relationships happen on accident because they are only based on their utility and pleasure, unlike having a relationship with someone that is based on goodness. Utility and pleasure relationships are very short lived because needs, looks, and

Aristotle once said, “Friendship is a single soul dwelling in two bodies.” There are many things that go into the process of friendship. Some people deal with friendship one way while others deal with it in another way. Cicero had a lot to say about the different aspects of friendship in his time, but how would he view modern friendship? Some friendships Cicero may not be proud of; like the common relationships that are forced on in a classroom or work place and the lack of allowing nature to take control and make the friendships that are meant to happen. However, Cicero would be happy with the way the higher level friendships have developed in virtue

In The Nicomachean Ethics, Aristotle claims that there are three types of friendships. The three friendships being that of utility, pleasure, and virtue. First, in Sections 1-3, I will explain Aristotle’s claims of the three types of friendship. After that, in Section 4, I will examine Aristotle’s argument that there are two friendships that are not as lasting as the other friendship. Then, in Section 5, I will analyze whether or not the friendship of virtue can occur between only virtuous people. Next, in Section 6, I will evaluate whether or not true friendship is the friendship of virtue like Aristotle claims. Lastly, in Section 7, I will object to Aristotle’s claims.

Aristotle’s Book 9 of Nicomachean Ethics discusses the importance of friendship in an individual's life. Throughout the book, he hints at this idea of friendship. In Book 8.1, he writes, “In poverty as well as in other misfortunes, people suppose that friends are their only refuge. And friendship is a help to the young, in saving them from error, just as it is also to the old, with a view to the care they require and their diminished capacity for action stemming from their weakness; it is a help also to those in their prime in performing noble actions, for 'two going together' are better able to think and to act.” (N. Ethics 8.1). In other words, Aristotle emphasizes this idea that life is easier when there is a friend to support you; it is difficult

We are social creatures. We surround ourselves with other human beings, our friends. It is in our nature. We are constantly trying to broaden the circumference of our circle of friends. Aristotle understood the importance of friendship, books VIII and IX of the Nicomachean Ethics deal solely with this topic. A modern day definition of a friend can be defined as “one joined to another in intimacy and mutual benevolence independently of sexual or family love”. (Oxford English Dictionary). Aristotle’s view on friendship is much broader than this. His arguments are certainly not flawless. In this essay I will outline what Aristotle said about friendship in the Nichomachaen Ethics and highlight possible

According to Aristotle, “friendship is necessary for life”, but what fosters a complete friendship? Aristotle believed that a friendship needs to be “reciprocated goodwill”, and individuals seek the good of the other without any coercion or wrong intention (Book VIII, 1155a, 5-6, 1155b 34). If a level of confidence and love has yet to be established, the friendship can at first appear as a friendship of utility to others. The relationship requires acts of selflessness and mutual partnership in order to move past the surface level connection toward an intimate bond with the other. The outward appearance of utility is overcome by the undeniable bond formed between two individuals who have matured in similar virtue in accord with proper attitude towards the other.

The concept of friendship and what makes a friendship may seem simple depending on what people look for in friendships. Some people may have friendships that are solely based on pleasure or it is because it is useful to them in their time of need or a friendship that gives the person both pleasure and usefulness. A person may have these types of friendships with different people. Aristotle’s Nicomachean Ethics, brings up what the best kind of friendship is. A long-lasting friendship is the best kind (Aristotle 221). This is an important concept when it comes living a good and ethical life. It is not only important to know why some friendships do not last long, but it may also help a person figure out if the friendship they have with

The book of Nicomachean Ethics by Aristotle takes on the philosophical inquiry into the good life for a human being. Specifically in Book 8, Aristotle discusses the concept of friendship. Friendship is the relationship between someone you consider very close to you someone who you interact with or rely on. Friendships can have a big impact in one's health and well being overall. They can make you feel a sense of belonging and purpose, confidence, trust, cope with problems and make you feel great overall.

Firstly, Aristotle asserts friendships based on the love of virtue is the complete type of friendship, compared to two other types (122, section 6). The two other types of friendships are pleasure, and utility. However, he asserts these types of friendship are not lasting, because they are created for the sake of obtaining a good generated from their peer. Insofar the individuals in the relationship generate pleasure, or provide a service of utility to each other (121 section 2 line 15-17). Problematically, once that pleasure/utility has ceased, the friendship will likely dissolve since the advantageous goods have stopped being provided (122 section 2 line 15-17). He does propose that a friendship based on pleasure resembles the virtuous friendship, because the individuals in these relationships aim to be pleasant to each other (126, section 4). However, a friendship based on the goods an agent has to give is considered a lesser friendship, in comparison to the virtuous friendship. It is because the peer has a qualification that makes them desirable, but there is no mutual desire/awareness to generate goodwill for the

Aristotle, on the other hand, believes in a bit more emotional truth—being honest about how one feels and not repressing it. For Aristotle, emotions were to color life, and so too forms of expression, but with a moderation that reminds us he still the student of Plato’s. While he rejects his teacher’s ideology of staunch repression—suppressing emotion from academia at all costs, Aristotle takes a gentler approach. He advocates for a purging of pity and fear—a catharsis. The idea of catharsis should be a pressure release valve. While Aristotle will contend

In the book Aristotle and the Philosophy of Friendship, (based off the Nicomachean Ethics) the author, Pangle, informed the audience that Aristotle believe in three different types of friendships based off three different types of motives: Friendships of Utility, Friendships of Pleasure, and Perfect Friendship. He identifies these types of friendships as different types of sources of affection that are lovable as the good, the pleasant, and the useful. Before analyzing Aristotle three types of friendships we must first understand what he meant by friendship. During Aristotle’s rein friendship was commonly known as the love one person had for another. Philia, brotherly love, was essential

Aristotle begins by reinforcing an earlier notion that friendship is closely tied to, or is a key element in a community, and these friendships that exist between citizens, tribesmen and the like all vary based on the sort of community in which individuals find themselves. These friendships in these varying communities are based on some idea of benefit for the members within that community and, by extension, the larger or extended community in which they find themselves. This idea of friendship being determined by unifying factors is present in this section about kinsmen as well, when he said that there are varying kinds of friendships within families, but they “all seem to depend on parental friendship.” Thus, the idea of friendship being motivated by mutual benefits and common, unifying factors is seen clearly seen in the subsequent paragraphs. His choice of words creates the initial implication that friendship among

Reading Aristotle’s Nicomachean Ethics, it is tempting to conclude that Aristotle provides clear explanation about the benefits of friendship and the idea of self-love. Throughout his examples of friendship, Aristotle supports his assumptions with evidence and real-world situations. His arguments about self-love and benefits from having friends seem clear and understandable to the reader. However, Aristotle unsuccessfully explains why friendship is primarily about activity rather than receiving the benefits of friendship. He also ineffectively explains the appropriate amount of self-love one should have. This essay will try to clarify Aristotle’s conditions for a complete friendship and his idea of self-love.

Aristotle was an ancient Greek philosopher. Aristotle’s philosophy was his logical concept. Aristotle’s objective was to come up with a universal process of reasoning that would allow man to learn every imaginable thing about reality. He wrote on a vast amount of subjects during his lifetime, such as biology, chemistry, physics, ethics and logic. Aristotle wrote a book called, Nicomachean Ethics. This book describes the view of friendship. He also describes three different type of friendship, which in reality is exactly how friendship is in today society. The question while reading this information is what is friendship in Aristotle point of view? Aristotle believes that there are three different kinds of friendship; that of utility, friendship of pleasure, and virtuous friendship. In his book he describe exactly what each type of friendship really is.

From reading Aristotle the word friendship comes from the word philia which means love in Greek. Thus being the highest form of love/relationship. To me to understand love you must learn and master the concept of friendship. To be compassionate is to learn friendship which helps with love. Loving others strengthens our morals and ethics. To find out why love connects with friendship, we as humans try to understand what our social being is. We enclose ourselves and evolve through our relationship with others as Aristotle defines it as "We ought to wish for the good of our friend for the friend's sake...If the goodwill is on a reciprocal basis, it is friendship." Friendship must come with another person. Aristotle understood the importance of friendship and wrote highly of this