Brother
A brother (pl.: brothers or brethren) is a
Overview
The term brother comes from the
Fraternal relationship
The book Nicomachean Ethics, Book VIII written by Aristotle in 350 B.C.E., offers a way in which people should view the relationships between biological brothers. The relationship of brothers is laid out with the following quote: "The friendship of brothers has the characteristics found in that of comrades and in general between people who are like each other, is as much as they belong more to each other and start with a love for each other from their very birth, and in as much as those born to the same parents and brought up together and similarly educated are more akin in character; and the test of time has been applied most fully and convincingly in their case".[9] For these reasons, it is the job of the older brother to influence the ethics of the younger brother by being a person of good action. Aristotle says "by imitating and reenacting the acts of good people, a child becomes habituated to good action". Over time the younger brother will develop the good actions of the older brother as well and be like him. Aristotle also adds this on the matter of retaining the action of doing good once imitated: "Once the habits of ethics or immorality become entrenched, they are difficult to break."[10] The good habits that are created by the influence of the older brother become habit in the life of the younger brother and turn out to be seemingly permanent. It is the role of the older brother to be a positive influence on the development of the younger brother's upbringing when it comes to the education of ethics and good actions. When positive characteristics are properly displayed to the younger brother by the older brother, these habits and characteristics are imitated and foster an influential understanding of good ethics and positive actions.
Famous brothers
- Gracchi, Ancient Roman reformers
- George Washington Adams, John Adams II, and Charles Francis Adams Sr., politicians
- Ben Affleck and Casey Affleck, actors
- The Alexander Brothers; musicians
- Baldwin brothers; actors
- John and Lionel Barrymore, actors
- Siamese twins
- George W. Bush, Jeb Bush, Neil Bush and Marvin Bush, sons of George H. W. Bush
- David Carradine, Keith Carradine, and Robert Carradine, American actors
- Bill Clinton, 42nd President of the United States, and Roger Clinton Jr., his younger half-brother
- Joel and Ethan Coen; filmmakers
- Stephen Curry and Seth Curry; current NBA point guards in the Western Conference
- Dizzy and Daffy Dean, Major League Baseball pitchers
- Mark DeBarge, Randy DeBarge, El DeBarge, James DeBarge, and Bobby DeBarge, the male members of the singing group DeBarge
- Emilio Estevez and Charlie Sheen, actors
- Isaac Everly and Phil Everly, The Everly Brothers, singers
- Liam Gallagher and Noel Gallagher, members of Oasis (band)
- Brothers Gibbor "Bee Gees" singing group
- made men" with the Gambino crime family
- Frederick Dent Grant, Ulysses S. Grant Jr., and Jesse Root Grant
- Jacob Grimm and Wilhelm Grimm, known as the Brothers Grimm, German academics and folk tale collectors
- Matt Hardy and Jeff Hardy, professional wrestlers
- Herbert Hoover Jr. and Allan Hoover
- Pau and Marc Gasol, professional basketball players
- Vernon Isley, members of The Isley Brothers singer-songwriting group and band, which also included their brother-in-law, Chris Jasper
- The Jacksons
- Jesse and Frank James, Old West outlaws
- Kevin, Joe and Nick Jonas, musicians, collectively known as the Jonas Brothers
- John, Robert and Ted Kennedy, politicians
- Edward M. Kennedy Jr. and Patrick J. Kennedy, politicians
- Terry Labonte and Bobby Labonte, race car drivers
- Robert Todd Lincoln, Edward Baker Lincoln, William Wallace Lincoln and Tad Lincoln, sons of Abraham Lincoln
- Loud Brothers, piano designers and manufacturers
- Eli and Peyton Manning, National Football League quarterbacks
- Mario and Luigi, video game characters
- John McCain, U.S. Senator and two-time presidential candidate, and Joe McCain, American stage actor, newspaper reporter
- Justin, Travis, and Griffin McElroy, podcasters
- Benny Loyd McCrary, wrestlers known as The McGuire Twins
- Arthur Nixon, and Edward Nixon
- Alan Osmond, Wayne Osmond, Merrill Osmond, Jay Osmond and Donny Osmond, members of The Osmonds
- Logan Paul and Jake Paul, YouTubers, internet personalities, and actors
- Neil and Ronald Reagan
- Ringling brothers, circus performers, owners, and show runners
- William Rockefeller, co-founders of Standard Oil and members of the Rockefeller family
- Cornelius Roosevelt and James I. Roosevelt
- Archibald Bulloch Roosevelt, and Quentin Roosevelt
- Franklin Delano Roosevelt Jr., and John Aspinwall Roosevelt
- Russo brothers, filmmakers, producers, and directors
- Daniel Sedin and Henrik Sedin, professional hockey players
- Wallace Shawn and Allen Shawn, writer and composer of The Fever
- Bobby Shriver, Timothy Shriver, Mark Shriver, and Anthony Shriver
- Thomas "Tommy" Smothers and Richard "Dick" Smothers, performing artists known as the Smothers Brothers
- Prabowo Subianto and Hashim Djojohadikusumo, politicians
- Fred Trump Jr., Donald Trump, and Robert Trump
- Vincent van Gogh, painter, and Theo van Gogh, art dealer
- J. J. Watt, T. J. Watt, Derek Watt, National Football League Players
- Keenan Ivory Wayans, Marlon Wayans, Shawn Wayans, performing artists, directors and producers
- Bob Weinstein and Harvey Weinstein, film producers
- Brian Wilson, Dennis Wilson, and Carl Wilson, members of The Beach Boys
- Carvin Winans, Michael Winans, and Ronald Winans, members of The Winans, singers and musicians
- Wilbur Wright, known as the Wright brothers, pioneer aviators
- Edhie Baskoro Yudhoyono, politicians
Other works about brothers
- In the Bible:
- My Brother, My Brother, and Me, podcast
- Saving Private Ryan (1998), film
- Simon & Simon, television series
- Supernatural, American television series
- The Brothers Karamazov, novel
- The Wayans Bros., television series
- Bonanza (1959–1973), television series
- In the Ramayana:
- Rama, Lakshmana, Bharata, and Shatrughna
- In the Mahabharata:
- The Pandavas – Yudhishthira, Arjuna, Bhima, Sahadeva and Nakula
- The Kauravas – One hundred brothers including Duryodhana, Dushasana and Vikarna, among others
See also
References
- ^ "Definition of brother in English by Oxford Dictionaries". Oxford Dictionaries. Archived from the original on May 24, 2019. Retrieved 2019-05-24.
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