Academics
Philosophy of Friendship

Course

Subject

PHIL

Number

220J

Term

Fall
2017

Department

Department of Philosophy

Friendship is an essential part of a happy life. Ancient western philosophers made friendship one of the cornerstones of their ethics. This course is an exploration of their views on problems such as the necessity of friendship, its nature, its species, and its relationship to happiness and the political community.

Cross-listed with CLAS 220

Section

001

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