Friendship in Aristotle

Authors

  • Miguel Martí University of Navarra (Spain)
  • Philip Muller Rome Reports (Italy)
  • Leonardo Polo University of Navarra (Spain)

Keywords:

friendship, charity, person, happiness, destiny

Abstract

The aim of this paper is to show the difference between Aristotle's conception of friendship and the Christian charity. While pagan charity seeks only happiness in this life, Christian charity points to the eternal destiny in all the men and increases friendship in this life.

Published

2014-12-27

How to Cite

Martí, M., Muller, P., & Polo, L. (2014). Friendship in Aristotle. Journal of Polian Studies, 1, 11–20. Retrieved from https://journal.leonardopoloinstitute.org/index.php/jpols/article/view/6793