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"Friendship is the hardest thing in the world to explain. It's not something you learn in school. But if you haven't learned the meaning of friendship, you really haven't learned anything."
In his 1937 essay 'The Affirmative Character of Culture,' he suggests culture develops tension within the structure of society, and in that tension can challenge the current social order. If it separates itself from the everyday world, the demand for happiness will cease to be external, and begin to become an object of spiritual contemplation. [65]
The best types of friendships provide support and boost our happiness. These are the types of friends we need for our mental health. The 5 types of friendship we all need for optimal happiness
A World Happiness Database study found that people with close friendships are happier, although the absolute number of friends did not increase happiness. [45] Other studies suggested that children who have friendships of a high quality may be protected against the development of certain disorders, such as anxiety and depression. [ 46 ]
In the sixth book of Aristotle's Nicomachean Ethics, he distinguished the concepts of sophia (wisdom) and phronesis, and described the relationship between them and other intellectual virtues. [4]: VI He writes that Sophia is a combination of nous , the ability to discern reality, and epistēmē , things that "could not be otherwise". [ 5 ]
A random daydream: Share a whimsical thought that transports you to another world, whether it’s an adventure, a fantasy scenario, ect., and explore what it means to you. 3.
The Ecclesiastes is a piece of wisdom literature from the Old Testament. [8] In chapter 1, the author expresses his view towards the vanity (or meaninglessness) of human endeavors in life: [9] The words of the Teacher, son of David, king in Jerusalem: "Meaningless! Meaningless!" says the Teacher. "Utterly meaningless! Everything is meaningless."
As Gerard Hughes points out, in Books VIII and IX of his Nicomachean Ethics Aristotle gives examples of philia including: . young lovers (1156b2), lifelong friends (1156b12), cities with one another (1157a26), political or business contacts (1158a28), parents and children (1158b20), fellow-voyagers and fellow-soldiers (1159b28), members of the same religious society (1160a19), or of the same ...