Ebook {Epub PDF} Friendship by A.C. Grayling

Friendship by A. C. Grayling.  · Grayling also highlights the importance of maintaining just A.C. Grayling examines the classics to find inspiration from philosophers on the nature of friendship. He praises Aristotle's conception of friendships of virtue -- those that arise not out of a need for utility or pleasure but rather intrinsically for the sake of the friend itself/5. A prolific academic, philosopher and humanist—as well as founder and master of the New College of the Humanities, London—Grayling (The God Argument: The Case against Religion and for Humanism, , etc.) brings more than enough intellectual breadth and depth to give this discussion a thorough airing. He takes issue with Aristotle (or at least the common understanding of Aristotle’s views on friendship), .

In Friendship the noted British scholar A.C. Grayling tries to restore some of the term's richness. -Micah Mattix, The Wall Street Journal -- Micah Mattix * Wall Street Journal * 'An intelligent, loving tribute to the virtues, values and varieties of friendship.'-Iain Finlayson, The Times -- Iain Finlayson * The Times *. Friendship by A. C. Grayling. 'An intelligent, loving tribute to the virtues, values and varieties of friendship.'—Iain Finlayson, The Times — Iain Finlayson "'Friend' is a much devalued word todayIn Friendship the noted British scholar A.C. Grayling tries to restore some of the term's richness." —Micah Mattix, The Wall Street Journal — Micah Mattix.

A prolific academic, philosopher and humanist—as well as founder and master of the New College of the Humanities, London—Grayling (The God Argument: The Case against Religion and for Humanism, , etc.) brings more than enough intellectual breadth and depth to give this discussion a thorough airing. He takes issue with Aristotle (or at least the common understanding of Aristotle’s views on friendship), showing how the religious embrace of universal love contrasts with the exclusivity. Grayling being a notable anti-theist, it is no surprise that he treats Christian views of friendship as an opportunity to take a few pot-shots at some large fish in a particularly small barrel. Friendship by A. C. Grayling.