The lure of political friendship: aspects of Aristotle’s philia politike in the search for a civic vinculum

This article explores the idea of political friendship and, in particular, Aristotle’s notion of philia politike. The former is usually frowned upon in the public domain and the latter is often misunderstood in scholarly circles. The article is confined to an explication of philia politike and its...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Murray Faure
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of the Free State 2010-12-01
Series:Acta Academica
Online Access:https://journals.ufs.ac.za/index.php/aa/article/view/1265