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An Aristotelian Definition Of Friendship, Paul Schollmeier
An Aristotelian Definition Of Friendship, Paul Schollmeier
The Society for Ancient Greek Philosophy Newsletter
My paper explicates the Aristotelian definition of friendship, and it demonstrates that friendship for Aristotle can be either altruistic or egoistic. Aristotelian friendship includes three species, one of which is altruistic and two of which are egoistic. Good friendship is essentially friendship, and it is for the sake of another. Useful and pleasant friendships are accidentally friendships, and they are for the sake of oneself.