I like Aristotle's formulation. I have found that virtue friendship takes time and a lot of work. That is, moving up the scale from utility to pleasure, and then to virtue is a process that requires us to be worthy of virtue friendship ourselves. I think of it as an investment, and a good one. Those are the friends who will be there for you - no matter what.
I like Aristotle's formulation. I have found that virtue friendship takes time and a lot of work. That is, moving up the scale from utility to pleasure, and then to virtue is a process that requires us to be worthy of virtue friendship ourselves. I think of it as an investment, and a good one. Those are the friends who will be there for you - no matter what.
That's exactly right Paul. I hope the article expressed the value of that investment.
That “People are an end-in-itself, not a means to an end,” (Kant)