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Aristotle and friends

User Profile: MidnightListener7
MidnightListener7 September 8th, 2025

According to the famous Greek philosopher Aristotle, there are three kinds of friendships.

He mentioned them in his book Nechomachian ethics.

There are friends of pleasure, those whose company you enjoy.

There are friends of benefit or utility. These are people, whom you interact with, for the sake of some mutual benefits.

Then there are friends of virtue, which you can say are true friends. Such friends are always rare.

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User Profile: Amanda84
Amanda84 September 8th, 2025

@MidnightListener7

I love Aristotle!

I've found this very interesting!

Thanks for sharing!

Even one friend of virtue is better than a thousand friends of convenience!

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