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Aristotle and the Philosophy of Friendship Book

This is the first book to offer a comprehensive account of the major philosophical works on friendship and its relationship to self-love. The book gives central place to Aristotle's examination of friendship in the Nicomachean Ethics. Lorraine Pangle argues that the difficulties surrounding this discussion are soon dispelled once one understands the purpose of the Ethics as both a source of practical guidance for life and a profound, theoretical investigation into human nature.The book also provides interpretations of works on friendship by Plato, Cicero, Epicurus, Seneca, Montaigne and Bacon.Read More

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    This comprehensive account of the major philosophical works on friendship and its relationship to self-love emphasizes Aristotle's examination of friendship in the Nicomachean Ethics. Lorraine Pangle argues that the difficulties surrounding this discussion are dispelled as soon as one understands the purpose of the Ethics as both a source of practical guidance for life and a profound, theoretical investigation into human nature. The book provides interpretations of works on friendship by Plato, Cicero, Epicurus, Seneca, Montaigne and Bacon.

  • 052105267X
  • 9780521052672
  • Lorraine Smith Pangle
  • 29 January 2008
  • Cambridge University Press
  • Paperback (Book)
  • 264
  • 1
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