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Author : David Konstan
Release : 1997-02-06
Genre : Family & Relationships
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Book Rating : 983/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Friendship in the Classical World by : David Konstan
Download or read book Friendship in the Classical World written by David Konstan. This book was released on 1997-02-06. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An examination of the nature of friendship in Greece and Rome from Homer to the Christian Roman Empire of fourth century AD.
Author : Suzanne Stern-Gillet
Release : 2014-11-13
Genre : Philosophy
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Book Rating : 655/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Ancient and Medieval Concepts of Friendship by : Suzanne Stern-Gillet
Download or read book Ancient and Medieval Concepts of Friendship written by Suzanne Stern-Gillet. This book was released on 2014-11-13. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Charts the stages of the history of friendship as a philosophical concept in the Western world. Focusing on Plato and Aristotle, the Stoics and Epicureans, and early Christian and Medieval sources, Ancient and Medieval Concepts of Friendship brings together assessments of different philosophical accounts of friendship. This volume sketches the evolution of the concept from ancient ideals of friendship applying strictly to relationships between men of high social position to Christian concepts that treat friendship as applicable to all but are concerned chiefly with the souls relation to Godand that ascribe a secondary status to human relationships. The book concludes with two essays examining how this complex heritage was received during the Enlightenment, looking in particular to Immanuel Kant and Friedrich Hölderlin.
Author : Marcus Tullius Cicero
Release : 2018-10-09
Genre : Philosophy
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 899/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis How to Be a Friend by : Marcus Tullius Cicero
Download or read book How to Be a Friend written by Marcus Tullius Cicero. This book was released on 2018-10-09. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A splendid new translation of one of the greatest books on friendship ever written In a world where social media, online relationships, and relentless self-absorption threaten the very idea of deep and lasting friendships, the search for true friends is more important than ever. In this short book, which is one of the greatest ever written on the subject, the famous Roman politician and philosopher Cicero offers a compelling guide to finding, keeping, and appreciating friends. With wit and wisdom, Cicero shows us not only how to build friendships but also why they must be a key part of our lives. For, as Cicero says, life without friends is not worth living. Filled with timeless advice and insights, Cicero’s heartfelt and moving classic—written in 44 BC and originally titled De Amicitia—has inspired readers for more than two thousand years, from St. Augustine and Dante to Thomas Jefferson and John Adams. Presented here in a lively new translation with the original Latin on facing pages and an inviting introduction, How to Be a Friend explores how to choose the right friends, how to avoid the pitfalls of friendship, and how to live with friends in good times and bad. Cicero also praises what he sees as the deepest kind of friendship—one in which two people find in each other “another self” or a kindred soul. An honest and eloquent guide to finding and treasuring true friends, How to Be a Friend speaks as powerfully today as when it was first written.
Author : Barbara Caine
Release : 2014-09-11
Genre : History
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 605/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Friendship by : Barbara Caine
Download or read book Friendship written by Barbara Caine. This book was released on 2014-09-11. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There has been an increasing interest in the meaning and importance of friendship in recent years, particularly in the West. However, the history of friendship, and the ways in which it has changed over time, have rarely been examined. Friendship: A History traces the development of friendship in Europe from the Hellenistic period to today. The book brings together a range of essays that examine the language of friendship and its significance in terms of ethics, social institutions, religious organizations and political alliances. The essays study the works of classical and contemporary authors to explore the role of friendship in Western philosophy. Ranging from renaissance friendships to Christian and secular friendships and from women’s writing to the role of class and sex in friendships, Friendship: A History will be invaluable to students and scholars of social history.
Author : Craig A. Williams
Release : 2012-10-18
Genre : History
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Book Rating : 652/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Reading Roman Friendship by : Craig A. Williams
Download or read book Reading Roman Friendship written by Craig A. Williams. This book was released on 2012-10-18. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A comprehensive study of friendship in ancient Rome attentive to gender and social status, language and the commemoration of the dead.
