creators_name: Thomas, Laurence
creators_id: lthomas@maxwell.syr.edu
type: preprint
datestamp: 2011-05-02 17:21:41
lastmod: 2011-05-02 17:21:41
metadata_visibility: show
title: "Friendship".  To appear in the Encyclopedia of Applied Ethics.  
subjects: phil-ethics
full_text_status: public
keywords: friendship, parental love, technology
abstract: The essay discusses the nature of friendship and the role of parental love in the development of what Aristotle refers to as perfect friendship.  I also conclude with some remarks regarding the influence of technology upon the significance of friendship.
date: 2011-03-12
date_type: completed
refereed: TRUE
citation:   Thomas, Professor Laurence  (2011) "Friendship". To appear in the Encyclopedia of Applied Ethics.  [Preprint]     
document_url: http://cogprints.org/7239/2/FriendshipENCY1001.pdf