Philia Essays

Friendships are complex relationships, but I would agree will Aristotle that there are three broad categories for friendships: utility, pleasure and virtue. However, I do not believe that these categories are mutually exclusive. Instead, I believe that friendships can be categorized into subcategories, where they can have characteristics from both utility and pleasure. The only pure type of friendship is a virtuous one because this is about caring for the other person’s well being, and not about

Throughout Act 1 love is the backbone of the play, with almost every character falling in love or at least falling in love with the idea of love. Twelfth Night gains most of its comical force by satirizing these characters; for example Orsino. Common themes throughout Act 1 are love and desire, melancholy and madness. In Act 1 Scene 1 the play opens with Orsino’s speech which is playful and melancholy, but has abrupt changes of mood “If music be the food of love play on”. This opening line is mostly

The Chosen gives many examples of an encouraging and healthy friendship. Those examples represent what it means to be a good friend, which I relate to and recognize as one of the themes from The Chosen. The Chosen has many themes, one of them being, to make good, new friends wherever possible. Danny and Reuven became friends, just like Kamryn and I became friends. I believe strongly that support, disagreement, and the same values, but different beliefs, are a good thing in any relationship. Friendship

Many people believe that money is not a source of happiness and that there are other things in life that are more fulfilling than financial wealth. According to Maris Rada, money contributes to greed and envy as people wish to live for nothing else but material gain. For Craig Fernandez, cash does not contribute to satisfaction and joy because it doesn’t provide meaning and emotional compassion as relationships with friends, family and loved ones. In short, money cannot buy indefinite happiness

In today’s society many people believe that true romance is dead, but it really isn’t. It’s just not the same as it used to be. Everything is toned down in a way, so they aren’t seen as these huge declarations of love that could get someone killed like they might have been when Cyrano de Bergerac was written. Even though romance isn’t seem in the same way, it’s still alive and kicking. In the play Cyrano, the main character, is constantly going around and making huge gestures, some of them aren’t

True love is possibly the most fulfilling of life's secret treasures. but love by a lesser standard is still extremely important for the human experience. In the poem True Love by Wislawa Szymborska Wislawa talks of how true love is overrated and unnecessary. But in truth the argument against true love is created to comfort those who lack it. Love, if not true love is an crucial emotion for the human race; it is important for psychological development, social development, and in the end happiness

What does friendship mean? Friendship for Merriam Webster, is defined as the state of being friends. Although friendship has different levels or intensities, at the end a good friendship depends on having a good and mutual bond. How can we distinguish a good friendship? A good friendship should contain basic elements like: trust, confidentiality, love, honesty, loyalty, empathy, and support. These traits are essential to have and maintain a good friendship. In the story “Damon and Pythias”, we see

Friendship offers numerous blessings that enrich life. A good friend makes happy days brighter and sad days more tolerable by demonstrating loyalty, optimism, and a spirit of adventure. Loyalty is staying faithful to a friend through both good and bad times. Optimism is looking on the bright side no matter how bad the situation may be. An adventurous spirit is being willing to take risks and try new things. A Separate Peace’s Phineas clearly embodies all of these traits, proving him to be a great

Communication Theory Title: Communication Theory and “Bride Wars” No one can deny that in most films, the plot is developed through the communications between characters. The process of communication can be classified and analyzed theoretically. In the following, I am going to apply different kinds of communication theory to the film, “Bride Wars”, mainly from Symbolic Interactionism, Expectancy Violation Theory and Social Penetration Theory. The film “Bride Wars” is about a couple of best friends

Station Eleven and I: What is Happiness? Happiness is being around your self-chosen family with a career in a profession that simultaneously gives you purpose and help improve our society. It is the feeling of comfort and being considerate of others. The novel Station Eleven has many different definitions of happiness as defined by various characters within the book. The character, Jeevan Chaudhary and I define happiness in exceedingly similar ways because we prioritize similar things in our lives

In Shakespeare's time period, gender roles were viewed strongly where men would do almost anything to be “the man” while women usually stayed quiet. His play, Much Ado About Nothing, was a romantic story that contained genuine developing relationships centered on love. The antagonist, Don John, was jealous of the love around him and sparked turmoil that tested the loyalties and bonds of the other characters. In Much Ado About Nothing by Shakespeare, the character Leonato contains the societal mindset

Euripides once said that “Friends show their love in times of trouble, not happiness.”. This is just one of the few things that is important about having a friend. Some others include that they can pick you up when you are down, and always have your back. always have your back, and There is a story of two famous authors who were great friends and helped each other through the struggles of life and pushed them to finish their books. You may have heard of them or at least their books., J.R.R Tolkien

Love is so tormenting that pain becomes part of one's regular life once it happens. Ironically, everyone looks for love so that they can find happiness, but mostly they end up losing themselves to an unattended & cruel world where no one cares about them. Even the one to whom you have lost every happiness of your life, he/she would become stranger all of a sudden. For one moment, everything seems unworthy and waste. At that moment, life hits you hard and reality comes into the picture that nothing

In the novel A Thousand Splendid Suns, Khaled Hosseini, showcases the struggles women face on their journey for fulfillment and satisfaction in difficult circumstances such as war, abuse, and loss. Mariam and Laila both find fulfillment and self satisfaction in their life through resilience and inner strength. The ability of women to establish their identity and roles in society is based on their drive to love others, seek purpose through hardships, defeat a common enemy, and conquer their inner

A Long Walk To Water (ALW) and The Big Wave (TBW) are two books that share the same themes but in different situations and circumstances. Jiya(the protagonist of TBW) and Salva (the protagonist of ALW) go through many challenges. These stories are based on true events and both protagonists face major obstacles. In both stories we learn about the wisdom of elders, motivation of loss, and the importance of family. Both characters decide to stick with friends and family. Jiya is orphaned by his friend’s

Isabella Reid Mrs. Repko and Mrs.Stapp English I/CP 22 February 2023 A Good Friendship Comes With Sacrifice Being a friend isn’t always easy. Sacrifice. Dedication. Tough love. Selflessness. Making hard decisions for friends when needed is key to a good friendship. A great example would be if someone is really struggling, a friend will do what they can to help them no matter how hard it can be. This connects back to how friendship comes with sacrifices. The novella of Mice and Mice by John Steinbeck

the Way to the Forum originally began when Hero falls in love with a young virgin courtesan named Philia. Although Hero fell in love with Philia she was promised to a General by the owner of the house; Marcus Lycus . Lycus was an entrepreneur of courtesans and held Philia to wait there until the General would come for her. Hero confides the help of his servant Pseudolus with the task of bringing Philia to him and in doing so Pseudolus would be granted his freedom. It is that moment when the bargain

Richard Hager German Urisote English Love 1/27/2023 Talk is Cheap: Romance Cynicism in “What We talk about When We Talk About Love” Through Mel’s jaded comments, Raymond Carver’s “What We Talk about When We Talk about Love” argues that one can reject Philia after a deeply important relationship comes to close. When Mel remarks that he is "praying [his wife will] get herself stung to death by a swam of fucking bees (153)" Carver highlights how powerful hatred toward someone who we were once bound to can

Shakespeare, is a timeless play full of vibrant characters and presents a wide range of emotions. One of the most central themes of the play is love and all of its many types. According to the ancient Greeks, there are five main types of love: Agape, Philia, Eros, Storge, and Xenia. Every kind of love is unique and can be found between various characters throughout the play. Agape is an unconditional and empathetic love that cannot be fully explained. Agape is the kind of love that Romeo and Juliet

you incredible inspiration, love makes you selfless and many more stupendous thing that love can do. Love is the most powerful emotions we can experience. In Bible there are 4 kinds of love: Eros, Philia, Storge, and Agape. Eros is sexual or passionate love or people nowadays called romantic love. Philia is a amity love or friendship love or brotherly love. It’s appear when someone feels felicity with one another. It came naturally. Third is Storge love. Storge is motherly love or familial love.