Aristotle's Friendship Of Utility

2. The friendship of utility Aristotle’s second type of friendship is the friendship of utility. In a friendship of utility, “people love one another because they are useful and only in so far as they are useful” (116). A damaged friendship of utility can be repaired with monetary compensation for the damage that was done – since all utility eventually amounts to money anyway. A friendship of utility will naturally end when one or both members stop being useful to the other. Aristotle says that utility constitutes the majority of friendships. Most of the dozens or hundreds of relationships that most people have at any given moment are initiated and maintained because at least one person (usually both) gains something from the relationship.