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Aristotle and the Philosophy of Friendship (Paperback) Loot Price: R1,354
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Aristotle and the Philosophy of Friendship (Paperback)

Lorraine Smith Pangle

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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 searching 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 fresh interpretations of works on friendship by Plato, Cicero, Epicurus, Seneca, Montaigne and Bacon. The author shows how each of these thinkers sheds light on central questions of moral philosophy: is human sociability rooted in neediness or strength? is the best life chiefly solitary, or dedicated to a community with others? Clearly structured and engagingly written, this book will appeal to a broad swathe of readers across philosophy, classics and political science.

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Imprint: Cambridge UniversityPress
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Release date: 2008
First published: February 2008
Authors: Lorraine Smith Pangle
Dimensions: 229 x 151 x 15mm (L x W x T)
Format: Paperback - Trade
Pages: 255
ISBN-13: 978-0-521-05267-2
Categories: Books > Humanities > Philosophy > Topics in philosophy > Social & political philosophy
Books > Humanities > Philosophy > Western philosophy > Ancient Western philosophy to c 500 > General
Books > Humanities > Philosophy > Topics in philosophy > Ethics & moral philosophy > General
Books > Philosophy > Topics in philosophy > Ethics & moral philosophy > General
Books > Philosophy > Topics in philosophy > Social & political philosophy
Books > Philosophy > Western philosophy > Ancient Western philosophy to c 500 > General
LSN: 0-521-05267-X
Barcode: 9780521052672

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