On Friendship

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By Alexander Nehamas *71

Published May 23, 2016

What is friendship? In On Friendship, philosophy professor Alexander Nehamas *71 investigates the nature of friendship by exploring the history of philosophical thinking on the subject and drawing on examples from literature, art, drama, and his own life.

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