SOSC 3552 Midterm: SOSC 3552 – Midterm Exam Review.docx
11 Jun 2015
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Aristotle argues that virtuous friendship is one of the most glorious attainments one can achieve. The highest form of friendship, aristotle argues, is friendship of virtue. This type of friendship is based on a person wishing the best for their friends regardless of utility or pleasure. Aristotle notes that there can not be a large amount of friends in a virtuous friendship because the amount of time and care that a virtuous friendship needs limits the amount of time one can spend with other friends. Aristotle argues that there are similarities between friendship of virtue and that of utility and pleasure, however; it is only the good that can endure in such a friendship. As aristotle puts it, it is clear that only the good can be friends for themselves, since the bad do not enjoy their own kind unless some benefit comes from them. Virtuous friendship, however, is described as complete and the ultimate form of love.
