Some interests, like my passion for rousseaus philosophy of education, can. Using aristotles theory of friendship to classify online friendships. Friendship, as understood here, is a distinctively personal relationship that is grounded in a concern on the part of each friend for the welfare of the other, for the others sake, and that involves some degree of intimacy. Focusing on nietzsches middle period, i argue that in those works friendship serves a vital function in nietzsches account of selfcreation, and that there a kind of selfknowledge figures importantly. The first centers on the nature of friendship, the difference between friendship and other personal loves, and the importance of friendship in the individuals life. I believe that, by analyzing side by side the two arguments, we shall have a. We should not, he thinks, interpret the sense in which we wish our friends well because they are useful to us as providing a justification. Michael pakaluk has retrieved the thoughts of our greatest thinkers on the subject and collected them into a handsome and han. Friendship has been studied in academic fields such as sociology, social psychology, anthropology, and philosophy. Which of these qualities do you think is the most important. Conard the philosophy of science fiction film, edited by steven m. This is a compact yet wide ranging selection of pieces on the subject of friendship.
Friendship stanford encyclopedia of philosophyspring 20 edition. From this course i have learned that friendship, which stems from the word philia meaning love in greek is the highest kind of loverelationship. While the majority of people seem to think of love in the popularized allfornothing, go to the end of world and back sense, what strikes me as more intriguing is the idea of friendship. Cooper 1977a tries to refute this understanding of aristotle.
They think they have friends at work, friends at school, and friends from the internet. With the coming of the christian world, however, friendship fell into eclipse. Cahns classics of western philosophy offers the same exacting standard of editing and translation that made earlier editions of this anthology the most highly valued and widely used volume of its kind. How are facebook, twitter, and the rest of the online world c. The death of friendship ebook by william deresiewicz. Pdf published online in the oxford handbook of philosophy of love, ed. Pdf evolution of friendship and best friendship choices. Friendship essentially involves a distinctive kind of concern for your friend, a concern which might reasonably be understood as a kind of love. True friends many people throw the term friend around loosely. Bemdt yde untverstty berndt, thomas j the features and effects of fnendshtp tn early adolescence chub development, 1982, 53, 14471460 early adolescent fnendships have often been assumed to be. The meaning of friendship an investigation of what it entails to be a friend among young men and women maryan yusuf bachelor thesis. From these works have been selected the two treatises, on old age and on friendship, which have proved of most permanent and widespread interest to posterity, and which give a clear impression of the way in which a highminded roman thought about some of the main problems of human life. In the following essay, titled true friends, a student named francine feinstein defines friendship.
Oct 12, 2003 aristotle and the philosophy of friendship. Harris university of prince edward island, canada abstract. The features and effects of friendship in early adolescence thomas j. Kant on friendship 129 general evolves from the motive of the general love of mankind allgemeine menschenliebe to promote the happiness of others le collins 27. Nietzsche and aristotle on friendship and selfknowledge. The phantom friend returning in the name of democracy. Articles and resources on friendships and friendship development.
Lesson plans created by philosophy 592 precollege philosophy class members the university of north carolina at chapel hill spring 20 edited and compiled by dr. It is only the difference between romantic relationships and true friendships which. Friendship notes stanford encyclopedia of philosophy. Such friendships are of course rare, because such men are few. Reviewed by gabriel richardson lear, university of chicago.
In a special issue of ethics and information technology september 2012, various philosophers have discussed the notion of online friendship. Prayer and answer occur with mutual affection and respect for freedom. Lessons from aristotle on the art of connection friends hold a mirror up to each other. However, on the basis of anthropological considerations, kant. Sw i essay on friendship done university of oregon. It was an introductory survey of philosophy, intended to lay before the roman republic the wealth of the greek philosophical tradition. Get an answer for critical appreciation of the essayof friendship by francis bacon. Friendship can either aim for impartiality or concede explicit favoritism. Articles and resources on friendships and friendship development great article and resource. Articles and resources on friendships and friendship. I spoke with nehamas about the philosophy of friendship, how it compares to other kinds.
Aristotles philosophy of friendship identified three kinds of relationships. Friendship, that pervasive, everyday, and subtle matter of our most intimate personal life, has rarely been accorded its due. Let us restore to social intercourse that harmony and affection without which liberty and even life itself are but dreary things 4 yet, nearly out of sight has friendship dropped today. Evolution of friendship and best friendship choices. Friendship is a relationship of mutual affection between two or more people. Nietzsche and aristotle on friendship and selfknowledge daniel i. Friendship played a central role in ancient ethics and political philosophy. This collection of fifteen articles is the first to make some of the best recent work on friendship readily accessible. Philosophy talk relies on the support of listeners like you to stay on the air and online. Abrams the philosophy of neonoir, edited by mark t. The ideal of perfect friendship may strike the modern reader as being somewhat elitist, but aristotle is surely right in holding that the best kinds of friendship are both rare and demanding.
For aristotle, however, the highest kind of friendship was one of virtue. The features and effects of friendship in early adolescence. Michael pakaluk has retrieved the thoughts of our greatest thinkers on the subject and collected them into a handsome and handy volume. Or is it, perhaps, sometimes to be thought of as a god or spirit and sometimes merely as an experience. Friendship is an undisputed value in our society, with children often spending more time with their friends than with family. The concept of having friends has been around for centuries. Get unlimited access to the best stories on medium and support writers while youre at it.
Friendship might be a moral action or perhaps amoral, circumstantial or beyond moral. Pdf on feb 5, 2018, deeksha napa and others published aristotle on friendship find, read. The following are quotes on the topic from some of the most notable thinkers from ancient greece and italy. Derrida the politics of friendship theory reading group at unm. The preferred framework of analysis was aristotles theory of friendship. The primary and proper sense of friendship, says aristotle, is the kind that exists between good men as good men it is in the friendship of good men that feelings of affection and friendship exist in their highest form. His categories help us understand our relationships today. Using careful philological and philosophical analysis, she shows that the very concept of a self develops only in the context of determining what or who is the other. I suppose this is partly, though certainly not wholly. One theologian, the twelfthcentury aelred of rievaulx, did write a dialogue on friendship somewhat in the spirit of ciceros. It is a key concept in the christian framework, with jesus being criticised for being the friend of sinners and eating with those whom society rejected.
Best quotes about friendship from the greatest thinkers. Suler 2004 makes the point that, the traditional internet philosophy holds. Various philosophers consider these friendships as a poor substitution. Cooper i 1 i either in the scholarly nor in the philosophical literature on aristotle does his account of friendship ik. Jul 25, 2019 friendship played a central role in ancient ethics and political philosophy. Any contribution, large or small, helps us produce intelligent, reflective radio that questions everything, including our most deeplyheld beliefs about science, morality, culture, and the human condition. Friendship liz regan 2002 activity 3 read the questions and use them to begin a conversation with your partner.
Mark vernon links the resources of the philosophical t. The inequality of god and man is not a problems for moltmanns conception of an open friendship that can occur and maybe even read as should occur among unequals. Pdf it has been recognized in the literature that the mechanisms driving friendship choices differ when different settings are considered. Kowalski the philosophy of stanley kubrick, edited by jerold j. From this course i have learned that friendship, which stems from the word philia. Conard the philosophy of martin scorsese, edited by mark t. See if you can identify her main point as you read her essay. A read is counted each time someone views a publication summary such as the title, abstract, and list of authors, clicks on a figure, or views or downloads the fulltext. Friendship, as understood here, is a distinctively personal relationship that is grounded in a concern on the part of each friend for the welfare of the other, for the others sake, and that involves some degree of. Stanford libraries official online search tool for books, media, journals, databases, government documents and more. Aristotles philosophy of friendship still matters today.
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