True friendship is a feeling everyone deserves to feel in his or her lifetime. It is a unique feeling of self-worth and happiness. Developing a special bond is a crucial part of friendship, as it needs a strong foundation in order to flourish. The play, The Drawer Boy, written by Michael Healey demonstrates several different themes. One theme that is present is friendship, which can appeal to those of different nations and regions. Friendship exists between Morgan and Angus, between Morgan and…
three types of friendship in Nicomachean Ethics. “Friendship has three species, corresponding to the three objects of love. For each of love has a corresponding type of mutual loving, combined with awareness of it” (Aristotle, 121). The first two types of friendship, utility and pleasure, are relatively fragile. These types of friendships are only good for as long as our wants and desires remain the same. Once they change it affects what we find useful or pleasurable leaving the friendship prone…
What is the nature of friendship? This is a question that many philosophers have attempted to answer. The ancient Greek philosopher, Aristotle, examines this question and theorizes about the concept of friendship in his work Nicomachean Ethics. Friendship is the “cement of society and extends throughout the human race”. It is clear from Aristotle’s writings that he believes that friendship is a necessary part of achieving happiness and should be highly valued. In Book VIII of Nicomachean Ethics,…
When we think of friendship, what is it that we think of? Do we just say it is a relationship between two people who care about each other? According to the Dictionary, friendship is the state of being a friend, or a friendly relation or intimacy. However, I can say it is about having trust, loyalty, affection, loyalty, love, and respect for another person. Some people today could mention the meaning of a genuine friendship would be a person to have a true bond with, such as a support system,…
exemplified by the Holy Bible’s descriptions of friendship, which focuses on love, loyalty, willingness to sacrifice, and an ability…
students – examples from my own life My life – the friendship of virtue Having a friendship of virtue is rare and precious – and I am grateful that I am fortunate to have one. My best friend and I have known each other since we were four years old. The chemistry between us is very intangible but fiercely strong and resilient, and for 17 years, we have had a mutual exchange of love and choice. It has even survived with being a long-distance friendship for the last five years (we generally talk…
other characters. By doing this he shows how friendships either form or are never thought of. Some of the relationships are the Judge, Molly, and Trampas. The Virginian’s relationship with the Judge and Molly are good relationships, but the one with Trampas is not. His relationship with the Judge becomes a friendship because the Judge finds him trustworthy. Molly also becomes a friend of the Virginian because he is trustworthy, but the friendship, which later becomes a bond between the two…
virtuous and loyal friendships, people rarely acquire these characteristics nowadays when it comes to choosing friends. Cicero had very good morals and believed in doing the right things. I believe that there are some deeply loyal friendships still in the midst of the evil world today. Although, in this scenario the bad outweigh the good. There are definitely more disloyal friendships then virtuous and loyal friendships. Cicero would not be happy about the overall friendships of today. He would…
for his/her dog. Is it not true that utilitarian’s have parents and thus love them? Sadly, it is possible for someone not to love their parents; however it is not possible that every utilitarian’s alive not to love their parents. It is also possible for a utilitarian’s to deny the love of their pet, but again it is not possible for all utilitarian’s to deny love for their pet. Utilitarian’s however, may use their parents or…
Deep friendship between two lethargic mice Two men, George and Lennie, seem totally opposite apparently. They seem to be a really bizarre pair, not a good match at all. However, they rely on each other unconsciously more than anyone else, forming a kind of “family”. These two men, who could be found anywhere in America at that time, finally was not able to achieve their simple, small dream, just like lethargic mouse caught in a mousetrap. This beautiful and tragic story enlightened me about the…