Love, friendship, and the self : intimacy, identification, and the social nature of persons / Bennett W. Helm.
| Author/creator | Helm, Bennett W. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2010. |
| Description | xiii, 316 pages ; 24 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Introduction -- Caring. Agency, emotions, and the problem of import ; Caring about others -- Loving. Values : loving oneself ; Love as intimate identification ; Justification and non-fungibility of love -- Friendship and the self. Paternalistic love and external reasons ; Friends are other selves -- Postscript. |
| Summary | Bennett Helm re-examines our common understanding of ourselves as persons in light of the phenomena of love and friendship. He argues that the individualism that is implicit in that understanding cannot be sustained if we are to understand the kind of distinctively personal intimacy that love and friendship involve. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. [305]-312) and index. |
| LCCN | 2010277873 |
| ISBN | 9780199567898 (hbk.) |
| ISBN | 0199567891 (hbk.) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | BD436 .H45 2010 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |