Aristotle’s Three Categories of Friendships

Friendship is a special relationship that starts to develop everyone's social skills. Whenever we open the door to form a new friendship, it begins with experiments and holistic practice in philosophy and science. Regardless of whether we recognize the use of philosophy and science, it is used to shape friendship. Over the years, the formation and connection of friendship has been studied through science, philosophy, and theology. The focus of this paper is based on science, philosophy, and theology, and how it applies to our daily lives, giving the view and purpose of friendship.

Aristotle classifies friendship into three categories: public interest friendship, happy friendship, and good friendship (107). He insists that the failure or success of a friend is similar to his own failure or success. Happy friendship is based on the pleasure of the company of other people. It is said that drinking beer is such a friendship. But when these people no longer like to share activities, friendship may be over. Practical friendship is a friendship with nothing to do with other people. When a person purchases goods, he must see the seller, but the required relationship is quite shallow. The only reason for these people to communicate is that they trade. Normally, fights can only produce this type of friendship.

All three friendships of Aristotle are beneficial, but only those who are based on virtue and have a common core values ​​can last long. "Perfect friendship is friendship of virtue," he wrote. "Because these are compatible with each other, it is per se suitable." Aristotle's scheme is not only foresightable but also practical. Ask yourself: Which category does your relationship belong to? Having some (and perhaps most) friendship is primarily for practicality and pleasure, but it is important to understand that these friendships fulfill different objectives and have a shorter lifespan than the ultimate friendship . so. Friendship after these deserve to be protected and cherished. They will not show overnight, they need a lot of energy to maintain - as Aristotle wrote, "the lack of dialogue breaks many friendships" - but from these friendships It's easy to get beyond what you get What you put