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Happiness Lessons of The Ancients: Aristotle

The Happiness Lab with Dr. Laurie Santos

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Aristotle's Idea of Friendship

Aristotle devoted chapters eight and nine of his book to the topic of friendship. He thought that friends could affect our happiness in a deeper and more meaningful way as well. The kind of friendship he was really interested in is a friendship based on mutual appreciation of one another's deep values. So if i want to be brave, i say to you, my virtuous, deep friend, let's work on bravery together. And i reinforce your bravery, you reinforce my bravery. I get an extra self tohe me remain committed to what i want to do....

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