Friendship [electronic resource] / A.C. Grayling.
2013
BJ1533.F8 G625 2013eb
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Title
Friendship [electronic resource] / A.C. Grayling.
Author
Grayling, A. C.
ISBN
9780300198577 electronic book
9780300175356
9780300175356
Published
New Haven : Yale University Press, [2013]
Copyright
©2013
Language
English
Description
1 online resource (xii, 229 pages)
Call Number
BJ1533.F8 G625 2013eb
Dewey Decimal Classification
177/.62
Summary
What is the nature of friendship, and what is its significance in our lives? How has friendship changed since the ancient Greeks began to analyze it, and how has modern technology altered its very definition? In this fascinating exploration of friendship through the ages, one of the most thought-provoking philosophers of our time tracks historical ideas of friendship, gathers a diversity of friendship stories from the annals of myth and literature, and provides unexpected insights into our friends, ourselves, and the role of friendships in an ethical life. A.C. Grayling roves the rich traditions of friendship in literature, culture, art and philosophy, bringing into his discussion familiar pairs as well as unfamiliar - Achilles and Patroclus, David and Jonathan, Coleridge and Wordsworth, Huck Finn and Jim. Grayling lays out major philosophical interpretations of friendship, then offers his own take, drawing on personal experiences and an acute awareness of vast cultural shifts that have occurred.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Vices and virtues (New Haven, Conn.)
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Table of Contents
Introduction
Ideas. The Lysis and Symposium
The classic statement: Aristotle
Cicero De amicitia
Christianity and friendship
Renaissance friendship
From Enlightenment back to the Roman Republic
Legends. Excurses: friendship illustrated
Experiences. Friendship viewed
Friendship examined
The two claims.
Ideas. The Lysis and Symposium
The classic statement: Aristotle
Cicero De amicitia
Christianity and friendship
Renaissance friendship
From Enlightenment back to the Roman Republic
Legends. Excurses: friendship illustrated
Experiences. Friendship viewed
Friendship examined
The two claims.