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This document discusses the nature of true friendship according to philosophers Aristotle and Ralph Waldo Emerson. Aristotle identified that friendship requires feeling goodwill towards each other, awareness of each other's goodwill, and having that goodwill stem from utility, pleasure, or virtue. He described three types of friendship: one based on utility, one on pleasure, and one on virtue, with the virtue-based friendship being the most enduring. The document emphasizes that true friendship involves being present for friends during difficult times and making each other's lives better simply by being together.

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Lesson 9

This document discusses the nature of true friendship according to philosophers Aristotle and Ralph Waldo Emerson. Aristotle identified that friendship requires feeling goodwill towards each other, awareness of each other's goodwill, and having that goodwill stem from utility, pleasure, or virtue. He described three types of friendship: one based on utility, one on pleasure, and one on virtue, with the virtue-based friendship being the most enduring. The document emphasizes that true friendship involves being present for friends during difficult times and making each other's lives better simply by being together.

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Lesson 9: Knowing Who

Your Friends Are


(Pages 111-124)
Memory Verse:
Lesson 9 Memory Verse
Proverbs 18:24 NIV
“One who has unreliable friends
soon comes to ruin, but there is a
friend who sticks closer than a
brother.”
Memory Verse:
“Books, are like friends,
should be few and

well-chosen.”
- a Shinto Saying
The experience of friendship is not exactly the same for
everyone.
Aristotle identified that friendship requires 3 things:
For two people to become friends, they should…
1. Feel goodwill for each other or wish each other’s good;
2. Be aware of each other’s goodwill; and
3. Have any of these 3 things as the cause of their
goodwill - utility, pleasure, or goodness.
Feeling of Goodwill is when you wish only the
best for him/her, and vice versa (Aristotle).
Friendship entails that there is a mutual feeling
of goodwill. For any person to be called your
friend, you should be aware that that person
has your needs and welfare in mind as much
as you think about his/her needs and welfare.
3 types of friendship according to Aristotle
A. A Friendship of utility – is a partnership of two
people who need each other because they gain a
particular benefit in being in that kind of relationship.
B. A Friendship of pleasure – is based on the
pleasant or satisfying feeling that you have when
you enjoy another’s person’s company. Because of
the strong positive feeling you have with them, you
consider them as your friends.
C. A Friendship of goodness – or a friendship of the
good, this describes the friendship and partnerships
you have with people who most resemble your
character and virtue. You love and accept each other
for who you really are and not because of utility or
pleasure. Since goodness and virtue is a more
permanent quality these types of friendships are
usually lifelong and more enduring.
“Misfortune shows those who are not really
friends.” -Aristotle
True friendship also entails your presence whenever a
friend is feeling down.
“Friendship doubles our joy and divides our grief.” -
- Swedish proverb
When you are with a friend, good times become
better; and difficult times, shorter and easier to bear.
“Some people come into our lives and quickly go.
Some stay for a while and leave footprints on our
hearts. And we are never, ever the same.”
– Anonymous
“The only way to have a friend is to
be one.”
- Ralph Waldo Emerson

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