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True Friendship Reflects the Good
Friendship can be categorized into three types: utility, pleasure, and virtue. While utility focuses on transactional benefits and pleasure centers around shared activities, virtuous friendship, according to Aristotle, is defined by a profound connection where friends strive towards the good together. This type of friendship is characterized by mutual growth and improvement, as true friends act as mirrors, reflecting and encouraging each other's virtues. Such relationships are pivotal for personal development, emphasizing the social nature of humanity, where isolation is not sustainable.