Friendship

By GiovanniS07@
  • Period: 384 BCE to 322 BCE

    384–322 BCE — Aristotle’s Nicomachean Ethics

    Discipline: Philosophy
    Aristotle writes one of the earliest explanations of what friendship is, dividing it into types (utility, pleasure, and virtue). This shaped how people understand meaningful relationships.
  • Period: 1468 to

    1470 — Le Morte d’Arthur by Thomas Malory

    Discipline: Literature
    The legend of King Arthur centers on loyalty, betrayal, brotherhood, and the bonds between Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table.
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    1863 — Mathew Brady’s Civil War Photography

    Discipline: Photography
    Brady’s photos capture soldiers depending on each other; they reveal the brotherhood, fear, and emotional bonds formed during war.
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    1967 — The Beatles, With a Little Help From My Friends

    Discipline: Music
    One of the most iconic songs ever written about needing and appreciating the support of friends.
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    1982 — E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (Steven Spielberg)

    Discipline: Film History
    A boy forms a deep, meaningful friendship with an alien, showing that friendship crosses all boundaries, age, species, differences, and distance.