aristotle

how friendships based on the good surpasses other kinds of friendships

a. in comparison to friendships of utility, that dissolve once the benefit fades

b. noble friendships grounded in character

c. each person loves the other for who they are, not for what they provide

d. good character is stable and friendships are long-lasting, rare, and the fullest

self-love and its relation to friendship

a. self-love is not inherently bad

b. bad self-love seeks pleasure, wealth, or honor at the expense of others

c. good self-love seeks genuine good, such as moral growth, wisdom, and virtue

d. capable of real friendship because friendship is an extension of the self

e. self-love becomes a model for loving others well

friendship and the self-sufficiency of the good

a. the good, so far as they are good, have goodness

b. no one seeks bad things unless they are mistaken in their judgement

c. it is especially among the good that friendship is found — bad people are more likely to exploit

d. all the while there’s good character, insights, acquisitions, and self-sufficiency, the good cannot do without friendships — we are not born good people, or with fully formed admirable character, it is through meeting good people that encourage you to become good

e. goodness tends to spread itself around — we enjoy things more when they are shared with others

f. the awareness of a friend is an enrichment and expansion of our own being

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