Aristotle on freindship

During his time spent at The Academy, Aristotle based many of his philosophical teachings on the works of his instructor Plato. When Plato died, Aristotle returned to Athens where he then began his own teachings at the Lyceum, the school that he had established. In his Nicomachean Ethics, Aristotle states the two different types of friendship: perfect and imperfect. Aristotle believes that the ultimate friendship anyone can acquire is perfect friendship, which leads to the …

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