On Aristotle’s Views on Friendship in Relation to other Seminal Philosophers

Before and after Aristotle, some philosophers have written on friendship and their themes appear to have a suitable place with their respective philosophical systems. We shall examine some of them in this article in order to enable us understand Aristotle’s notion of friendship and what he meant when he says that ‘friendship is an externalization of self-love’. This article is an avenue towards a better understanding of the notion of friendship and its implication in our society today and among nation of the world.

Keywords: Aristotle, Friendship and self-love.