(Be warned: This is quite lengthy) It's an essay from a Buffy related book once again credited to 'Imblack21' for her find. The girls becoming a b/a santa!
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Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Philosophy
Fear and Trembling in Sunnydale
The essay in question:
Buffy in the Buffy:
A Slayer's Solution to Aristotle's Amore Paradox
Melissa M. Milavec and Sharon M. Kaye
Background from the essay...
The Aristotelian Framework
According to Aristotle, there are three levels of friendship. The lowest form, "utility friendship", is based on mutual benefit, irrespective of whether o not two parties...
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