Aristotle’s Theory Of Friendship: Pleasure, Goodness, Utility
It is fair to say Aristotle’s treatment of friendship (philia) has received relatively little attention, and yet there is little doubt that Aristotle provides in books VIII and IX what remains one of the richest and most enduringly useful accounts of friendship in Western philosophy. Its lasting value is evidenced by the fact that his threefold distinction between the types of friendships - friendships of Goodness, Pleasure, or Utility - is still used in many contemporary works on friendship as...
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