The Philosophy of Friendship

Vernon, M.

In this new accessible philosophy of friendship, Mark Vernon links the resources of the philosophical tradition with numerous illustrations from modern culture to ask what friendship is, how it relates to sex, work, politics and spirituality. Unusually, he argues that Plato and Nietzsche, as much as Aristotle and Aelred, should be put centre stage. Their penetrating and occasionally tough insights are invaluable if friendship is to be a full, not merely sentimental, way of life for today.

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Published by: Palgrave Macmillan

Publication Date: 2005-09-08

Format: Hardcover

ISBN-13: 9781403948748

DOI: 10.1057/9780230204119

Dimensions: 216cm x140cm

Pages: 179