Friendship, We, Morality

Friendship exemplifies a convergence of Kantianism and Utilitarianism--it is an unarguably enjoyable experience, constituted by the mutual respect of peers--though it seems to receive no special consideration in either Moral doctrine.  Furthermore, while Aristotle does devote extended attention to it, he undercuts his esteem for it when he proposes that Happiness is a function of Self-Sufficiency, thereby implying that Friendship is conditioned by a human deficiency.  In contrast, in Meliorism, it is recognized as an instance of We, and, hence, as an unconditionally enriching experience for its members, an appreciation that is apparently unmatched in the preeminent  doctrines in the Philosophical tradition, though one that conforms to ordinary judgments.