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The Male Malaise

Traditionally, agentic friendships are seen as masculine and communal friendships as feminine. While a good start, I find this dichotomy lacking. A better friendship taxonomy comes from Aristotle, who offers a tripartite model.

• Friendships of utility


• Friendships of pleasure


• Friendships of virtue

Friendships of utility and pleasure roughly map onto agen... See more