Posts made by Jason Zealk

@Janet This is my first time posting something (tried just the chatting thing, but too many weirdos), also I am sorry if this reply is a bit long haha I thought this was an interesting topic. But, in my philosophy class, we read about Aristotle's view on friendship (which in in Book 8 of Nicomachean Ethics for those interested in reading more). He explains 3 different type of friendships: 1) Friendship based on utility, 2) Friendship based on pleasure and 3) Friendship based on common virtue. In his argument the third type of friendship is what he would consider "true" friendship. I believe this is also what I would considered as the difference between "true" friends and "acquaintances". "acquantances" are friends who are either based on the concept of pleasure or utility, an example would be a "friend" you made through networking event to help broaden your network, since there is no shared virtue between the two of you guys.