| Contents |
"A friend is another self": Aristotelian foundations -- "No model other than itself": the emergence of modern friendship -- A structure of the soul: friendship and the arts -- "And so on": why do we love our friends? -- "No sense of humor": a friendship breaks down -- The good of friendship. |
| Abstract |
Offers a philosophical account of the phenomenon of friendship, looking at its value in living a good life, some of the potential pitfalls and moral difficulties associated with it, and how our friends profoundly affect who we are. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Issued in other form | Online version: Nehamas, Alexander, 1946- author. On friendship First Edition. New York : Basic Books, 2016 9780465098613 |
| LCCN | 2015041476 |
| ISBN | 9780465082926 (hardcover) |
| ISBN | 0465082920 (hardcover) |
