Thursday, January 8, 2015

Friendship


Friendship for Utility - Aristotle said that some people have friendships based on utility which means that they do not actually love each other but love the good that they do for each other.

Kramer fitting a bro on Frank Costanza




In Seinfeld Cosmo Kramer and Frank Costanza begin to hang out a lot. The only reason they hung out so much though was because they came up with an ingenious idea. A form of support for a mans chest similar to a woman's bra. Their friendship was put to the test when they could not decide on a name. Kramer wanted to call it a bro and Frank wanted to call it a manzzere. This showed that they were in a friendship for utility because their friendship ended once they had this disagreement.


Friendship for Pleasantness - Aristotle said that some friendships are solely based on the love and enjoyment of one another.

Jerry and George pitching their sitcom

Another example from Seinfeld is George Costanza and Jerry. Their friendship seems to be just for their enjoyment. Neither party seems to really get anything out of it. Occasionally they will do things for each other but the friendship definitely is not based on that.


Perfect Friendship -  Aristotle said that the perfect friendship is one that is for pleasantness and utility.

Bruce Wayne and Alfred chatting it up


In the Batman series Bruce Wayne (Batman) and his Butler Alfred have the perfect frienship. Obviously it is for utility because Alfred is Bruce's butler but they have developed a strong bond and actually love and care for each other.









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