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Friendship was recognized as a central moral value in the classical period, but it was dismissed from medieval, modern, and twentieth century moral theories. This book argues that this dismissal is unjustifiable. The validity of this claim is established in four steps. First, it proposes the concept of moral paradigm. This concept enables us to explore the source of moral value and to provide a criterion for the evaluation of the adequacy of moral theory. Second, the book explains why medieval, modern and twentieth century moral theorists neglected friendship as a central moral value in their analysis of moral behavior and why this neglect was unjustifiable. Third, it explains why the classical moral philosophers viewed friendship as a central moral value. Fourth, it argues that friendship is an ontological need, therefore, a necessary condition of the moral life. This need is implicitly recognized in the moral paradigms that underlie the moral theories of the medieval, modern, and twentieth century moral theories. Accordingly it cannot be neglected in the process of moral theorizing.

Friendship --- Affection --- Friendliness --- Conduct of life --- Interpersonal relations --- Love --- Philosophy.

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Friendship --- Old age --- Boncompagno da Signa --- Criticism and interpretation --- Early works to 1800 --- Friendship - Early works to 1800 --- Old age - Early works to 1800

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This is the first book not only to detail the relationships neoliberalism encourages us to have but also to see how friendship can provide a bulwark of resistance to it. Written in an engaging style, it will be understandable to political theorists, philosophers, social scientists, and cultural theorists.

Interpersonal relations --- Friendship --- Neoliberalism. --- Economics --- Philosophy. --- Political aspects. --- Economic aspects. --- Sociological aspects.

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Tony Webster never thought much about his past -- until his closest childhood friends return with a vengeance: one of them from the grave, another maddeningly present. Tony thought he left this all behind as he built a life for himself, and his career has provided him with a secure retirement and an amicable relationship with his ex-wife and daughter, who now has a family of her own. But when he is presented with a mysterious legacy, he is forced to revise his estimation of his own nature and place in the world.

Middle-aged men --- Retirees --- Life change events --- Male friendship --- Self-actualization (Psychology)

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General ethics --- Forgiveness --- Love --- Affection --- Emotions --- First loves --- Friendship --- Intimacy (Psychology) --- Unforgiveness --- Conduct of life --- Absolution --- Amnesty --- Clemency --- Pardon