Aristotle thinks that virtue is mostly realized through friendship. ... In activities that people have there are three main things people want when it comes to friendships; pleasure, utility or the good. ... Moreover, friendship is also basically good since it stands for a development or perfection of the human person, what Aristotle would call a good of the soul. ... Socrates and Crito have different forms of virtue. ... I do not think they are equals in virtue. ...

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Aristotle believes that the chief ingredient for a life of happiness is virtue. Virtue is a state of the soul that disposes and prompts our actions and is meant to guide our behaviors in society and enable us to practice moderation. ... In order to lead a life of goodness there must be a foundation of adequate health, adequate wealth, and goods of the soul. ... This is the active life of virtue and this is all for the sake of the soul. ... Calculative reason is practical wisdom which leads to moral virtue. ...

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You loved body and soul together, and both of them immoderately. And you have fallen into great disasters because of this love Do you remember your boyhood, your love of God, your meditations on death, your religious feeling, your love of virtue? ... During his childhood, Franciscus had a strong enthusiasm for religion, virtues, and obtaining knowledge. ... According to Petrarch, people need to be more educated than before, instead of engaging in unproductive activities. ...

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