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This 6 page paper examines Aristotle's view of friendship. Contemporary examples are provided. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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their friends. Wayne Dyer sometimes remarks that friends are Gods way of making up for relatives. It is a humorous line, but in many ways the bonds of friendship cannot
be overstated. Friendships become very important as early as preschool and later, friendships can develop into lifelong relationships. Some people marry their best friends and many people are-despite the Dyer
remark-friends with their relatives. Friendships are important in daily life and Aristotle noticed this. According to Aristotle, what do human beings gain from friendship? What are the characteristics associated with
a true friend? Young (2006) creates an example to demonstrate just what Aristotle had in mind. He provides an anecdote suggesting that a person can drive another person to the
airport for a number of reasons (Young, 2006). He writes that a friend would volunteer to take another friend to the airport for the following reasons: " because you want
to place me in your debt, because you want to impress bystanders, etc. " (Young, 2006, p. 118). Then he goes on to write: "But you might also do it
for none of these reasons. You might do it, instead, because, understanding what resources are and what resources are for, you see taking me to the airport as an appropriate
use of your resources (your time and your car), given our relationship and the circumstances in which we find ourselves" " (Young, 2006, p. 118). He concludes that this is
the "Readers Digest" version on Aristotles view on friendship (Young, 2006). Here, one can see that the characteristics of friendship include the idea that one gives of himself for the
sake of another. The friend cares about the other human being so much that he or she does not use resources selfishly and is able to share. Young (2006) goes
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