Friendship / A.C. Grayling.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Grayling, A. C., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Friendship.

Physical Description:

xii, 229 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

New Haven : Yale University Press, 2013.

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.

Contents:

Part I Ideas

1 The Lysis and Symposium 19

2 The Classic Statement: Aristotle 31

3 Cicero De amicitia 42

4 Christianity and Friendship 61

5 Renaissance Friendship 76

6 From Enlightenment back to the Roman Republic 95

Part II Legends

7 Excursus: Friendship Illustrated 123

Part III Experiences

8 Friendship Viewed 169

9 Friendship Examined 176

10 The Two Claims 185.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780300175356

0300175353

OCLC:

844731533