Monday, March 23, 2020

Baumann on friendship

I would say that friendship is almost as indispensable as is food. ... In ancient times, in Greek and Roman antiquity, friendship was considered to be something very important and at that time was even considered to be an important part of the political life, but as a restriction, this was only true for men. ... There was no talk of women. For example, Aristotle wrote that the mark of a friend was to do good, and that is why everyone needed friends. So then, does this mean that women cannot do good? ...

We all want to be happy and we all do not want to suffer. This is ultimately the connection between living beings. ... We as living beings are dependent on others, whether we like it or not. 

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