In this episode, the gents discuss philia, or friendship, the second love in the C.S. Lewis/Ancient Greek hierarchy of love. The focus of this is on the Aristotelian conception of friendship and the three types of philia.

Show Highlights:

• Who needs friends?


• Why do we need friends?


• The three causes of love.


• Friendships of utility.


• Friendships of pleasure.


• Friendships of virtue.


• Similarities and differences between the types of Aristotelian friendship.


• The roles duration and absence play in strengthening friendship.


• The act of friendship vs. the "state" of friendship.

View the full show notes here.

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