"Rethinking Friendship not only describes the varied nature of personal relationships today, but also locates friendship in contemporary debates about individualization and the supposed "collapse of community." Exploring friendships with partners and family as well as "friends,"…
"This volume deals with the topics of friendship, flattery, and frankness of speech in the Greco-Roman world. The three topics were often related, with candor of frank criticism viewed as the trait that distinguished the true friend from the flatterer." "The book's eleven essays…
Antonio en zijn Amerikaanse vriendin Susan bezoeken in Florence een tentoonstelling van marionettenpoppen voordat deze naar Amerika verhuist. Maar de poppen blijken een hoofdrol in een diamantenroof te spelen. Met opdrachten en oefeningen, illustraties en CD.
"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, …