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Philosophy and Friendship /
GBS_insertPreviewButtonPopup('ISBN:9780748617272);A philosophical exploration of the meaning and significance of friendship.This book explains the persistence of friendship today in the light of the history of philosophical approaches to the subject. It considers ideals of intimacy and fusion i...
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Edinburgh :
Edinburgh University Press,
[2022]
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo Texto completo |
| Sumario: | GBS_insertPreviewButtonPopup('ISBN:9780748617272);A philosophical exploration of the meaning and significance of friendship.This book explains the persistence of friendship today in the light of the history of philosophical approaches to the subject. It considers ideals of intimacy and fusion in the context of claims that such ideals are unrealistic and even dangerous. Cicero's scepticism about friendship in the public realm is compared with the Aristotelian view of friendship as a genuine political bond, and with Derrida's development of that view via an exploration of Aristotle's alleged and provocative announcement 'O my friends, there is no friend'. Tensions between love and respect, identity and difference, a focus on the self and a focus on the other are closely examined.From Aristotle to contemporary theorists, the book explores the conditions that enable the development of self-understanding in friendship, the delicate and unstable pairing of concepts like inclination and duty and distinctions between self-love, self esteem and self-concern in relations between friends.Key FeaturesRecognition of the variety of the term 'friend' in the history of philosophyThe treatment of the tension between identity and difference in relations between friendsDiscussion of the contribution of friendship to self-understanding." |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (224 p.) |
| ISBN: | 9781474470360 9783110780468 |
| Acceso: | restricted access |