The meaning of friendship
By: Mark Vernon
Edition: Rev. ed.
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Basingstoke, Hampshire [England]; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 279
ISBN-13: 9780230242883
Description: "In this book, Mark Vernon offers penetrating insights on the idea of friendship, using philosophy and modern culture to ask about friendship and sex, work, politics and spirituality. He also explores how notions of friendship may or may not be changing because of the internet, and looks at the psychology of friendship"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Previous ed. published as: The philosophy of friendship. Basingstoke, Hampshire [England] ; New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2005.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 257-266) and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: Friends at Work; title: Friends and Lovers; title: Faking It; title: Friending online; title: Unconditional Love; title: Politics of Friendship; title: Prophetic Friendship; title: The Spirituality of Friendship; title: Friendship Beyond Self-help.