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"A principal fruit of friendship," Francis Bacon wrote in his timeless meditation on the subject, "is the ease and discharge of the fullness and swellings of the heart, which passions of all kinds do cause and induce." For Thoreau, friendship was one of life's great rewards. But in today's cultural landscape of muddled relationships scattered across various platforms for connecting, amidst constant debates about whether our Face book "friendships" are making us more or less happy, it pays to consider what friendship actually is. That's precisely what CUNY philosophy professor Massimo Pigliucci explores in Answers for Aristotle: How Science and Philosophy Can Lead Us to A More Meaningful Life (public library), which also gave us this provocative read on the science of what we call "intuition."
Philosophers and cognitive scientists agree that friendship is an essential ingredient of human happiness. But beyond the dry academic definitions like, say, "voluntary interdependence between two persons over time, which is intended to facilitate socio-emotional goals of the participants, and may involve varying types and degrees of companionship, intimacy, affection and mutual assistance" - lies a body of compelling research that sheds light on how, precisely, friendship augments happiness.
The way friendship enhances well-being, it turns out, has nothing to do with quantity and everything to do with quality researchers confirm that it isn't the number of friends.
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"A principal fruit of friendship," Francis Bacon wrote in his timeless meditation on the subject, "is the ease and discharge of the fullness and swellings of the heart, which passions of all kinds do cause and induce." For Thoreau, friendship was one of life's great rewards. But in today's cultural landscape of muddled relationships scattered across various platforms for connecting, amidst constant debates about whether our Face book "friendships" are making us more or less happy, it pays to consider what friendship actually is. That's precisely what CUNY philosophy professor Massimo Pigliucci explores in Answers for Aristotle: How Science and Philosophy Can Lead Us to A More Meaningful Life (public library), which also gave us this provocative read on the science of what we call "intuition."
Philosophers and cognitive scientists agree that friendship is an essential ingredient of human happiness. But beyond the dry academic definitions like, say, "voluntary interdependence between two persons over time, which is intended to facilitate socio-emotional goals of the participants, and may involve varying types and degrees of companionship, intimacy, affection and mutual assistance" - lies a body of compelling research that sheds light on how, precisely, friendship augments happiness.
The way friendship enhances well-being, it turns out, has nothing to do with quantity and everything to do with quality researchers confirm that it isn't the number of friends.
Question: 1
Name one change effected in the present situation which hastened a rethinking of the concept of friendship.
Name one change effected in the present situation which hastened a rethinking of the concept of friendship.
Updated On: Jun 25, 2024
- Bacon and Thoreau's theories are no longer available to read
- The arrival of social media on the scene
- There is more interest in the sciences
- Friendships are not possible in the real world anymore, due to over competition
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The Correct Option is B
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The correct option is (B): The arrival of social media on the scene.
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Question: 2
Friendship leads to happiness. Is it true?
Friendship leads to happiness. Is it true?
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- Yes, researchers have proven that friendship does lead to happiness
- No. There is no relationship between friendship and happiness
- Friends cannot make each other happy
- One needs to find one's happiness alone, with peace of mind
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The Correct Option is A
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The correct option is (A): Yes, researchers have proven that friendship does lead to happiness.
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Question: 3
Is the quality of friends important?
Is the quality of friends important?
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- No, it is more important to have a greater number of friends. Quality does not matter
- No, number of comments on social networking sites is important and not the quality of fiends
- Yes, it matters
- Yes, With quantity comes quality.
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The Correct Option is C
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The correct option is (C): Yes, it matters.
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Question: 4
What is the antonym of 'augment'?
What is the antonym of 'augment'?
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- Diminishes
- Amplifies
- Increases
- boosts
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The Correct Option is A
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The correct option is (A): Diminishes
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