Piering Philosophy 105 October 3rd‚ 2014 Friendship “Friends always have your back”‚ or so they say. As cliché as it is‚ this is a famous saying that human beings have been quoting for many years. However‚ how does a friendship in the 21st century compare in meaning to that of Aristotle and other philosophers who wrote their views and philosophy’s on this matter? The price and value of friendship has always been held high in the eyes of society. True friendship is a rare and delicate thing to come by
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Aristotle On Friendship Philosophical Ethics December 6‚ 1995 Friendship is undoubtedly one of the most important elements in the books of Aristotle’s ethical principles. Aristotle takes the idea of friendship to a serious degree. He categorizes them into three groups or types of friendships. This report will attempt to define each type of friendship as well as identify the role of friendship in a society. Aristotle considers friendship to be a necessity to live. He
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added to the situation and Ian’s initial opinion of Jacques. Ian’s opinion of Jacques quickly changed‚ soon after‚ Jacques ended up being his hero by protecting him and his new shoes from the thugs in the empty park. This was the point where their friendship initially began and grew as they saw each other at “The Club.” Jacques was the one who showed Ian how much help the
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Good morning to the honorable judges ‚ teachers and my fellow friends .I am standing here to deliver a speech about FRIENDSHIP and THE IMPORTANT ROLE THAT IT PLAYS IN OUR LIVES. Firstly‚ let me ask all of you ‚ WHAT IS FRIENDSHIP? …. well ‚friendship consists of true friends that can make you laugh when skies are the darkest ‚ true friends that will even hurt you only if its for your own good ‚ friends that will protect you under any circumstances and friends that will make you feel like you’re
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What is friendship? Friendship could never be understood by simply reading its definition from any resources. The meaning of friendship will not be gained by anyone until it has been experienced. Friendship is a word we are all familiar with and it has a different meaning to everyone. Some people take friendship seriously‚ and some people take it lightly‚ one friend after another. As you go through life‚ you will meet a variety of people and will build relationships with them. Friends often come
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True Friendship: Redefined Aristotle once said that‚ “A true friend is one soul in two bodies.” In today’s era‚ forming true friendships has become more of a challenge rather than just a casual encounter. People are constantly worrying about whom they can and cannot trust; who they can be their true selves around and who they have to put on an act for. While the social norm defines a true friendship as being a regard with liking‚ affection‚ and loyalty between two wellknown people‚ there is so much more that delineates the true
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and differences. There was the bully‚ Kenny‚ the follower‚ Frank‚ and the abused‚ Tub. They all change roles in the story towards the end. When Frank became the bully‚ Tub was the follower‚ and Kenny was abused. They all struggle over the power of friendship‚ which can be very dangerous. Kenny was the bully at first; he starts off by bullying Tub‚ because he is overweight. Kenny says to Tub‚ “All I can say is‚ it’s the first diet I ever heard of where you gained weight form it” (88). Kenny also tries
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Most often when friendships were broken‚ it is hard to put it back the same as what before. What are the most causes of break up? It is really true that when friendships will be broken‚ it is hard to return it back to what it has been before. Things can be patched up but the friendship will never return the same. Well‚ there are other friendships that when it is tried and tested‚ it will blossom and become strong the second time around but that cases were seldom. What are the things that can
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Aristotle on Friendship Friendship is a bond in which many individuals make every effort to achieve‚ although the meaning of it is not known to them. Individuals surround themselves with other humans‚ their friends‚ in order to achieve a greater happiness. It has become part of human nature. Friendship has become such a part of human nature that it can be seen in examples such as a human’s hierarchy of needs created by Maslow1. Constantly individuals strive to broaden their
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Friendships Not all friends are there for you‚ it’s the loyal ones you should keep. Like stated in the kite runner‚” For you a thousand times.” In life theirs only two types of friends‚ their either the real ones or the fake ones. Which one of those two would you choose? To begging with friendship may not be a very popular topic‚ but it is an important topic for the most part‚ because now a days teenagers don’t know how to choose the real friends. Also with whoever they choose to have a friendship
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