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The Philosophy of Friendship
by Mark Vernon
Product Group: Book
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan (2005-09-08)
ISBN: 1403948747
EAN: 9781403948748
Dewy Decimal #: 177.62
Hardcover: 224 pages
Edition: New title
SKU: B307-1425
Condition: New
Comments: New & Shrinkwrapped. In stock - Immediate despatch from an efficient and professional leading British bookselling firm.
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Customer Reviews
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What Are Friends For?
Rating  (5)
Date: 2006-03-17
3 out of 3 customers found this reveiw helpful
A fascinating look at friendship from ancient times to today, The Philosophy of Friendship asks questions we need to hear. What is friendship about? Why does it matter so much? and more alarmingly, Can friendship bear the weight of the many expectations we place on it? I really enjoyed this book. Readable,engaging, Mark Vernon's interweaving of history and theory with everyday examples of many types of friendship makes this is a book of philosophy for everyone. Don't miss it.
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'A true friend stabs you in the front.' Oscar Wilde
Rating (5)
Date: 2006-03-05
1 out of 1 customers found this reveiw helpful
Mark Vernon's book on frienship is not only a good read, it's also a great example of how to do philosophy at a time when bookshops are giving over shelfspace previously devoted to it to self-help books with titles like 'Make Money, Be Happy'. Deftly seizing the opportunity to write a book of philosophy which might appeal to the pragmatic temper of the times, Vernon surveys the promises and perils of friendship with the aid of a range of texts from the mainstream philosophical tradition at the same time as demonstrating the value of these insights in the context of everyday life.
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Food for thought
Rating (5)
Date: 2006-02-28
4 out of 4 customers found this reveiw helpful
This book really gave me something to think about: How should we define true friendship in a world littered with colleagues, acquaintances, email contacts, friends-of-friends etc? Mark Vernon guides the reader through this philosophical minefield with some panache, using an approach that is informative but never overtly earnest. Highly recommended!
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