Friendship and the Structure of Trust
Book chapter
Alfano, Mark. (2016). Friendship and the Structure of Trust. In In A. Masala and J. Webber (Ed.). pp. 186 - 206 Oxford University Press.
Authors | Alfano, Mark |
---|---|
Editors | A. Masala and J. Webber |
Abstract | Friendship might seem like a bizarre virtue—or not a virtue at all. Unlike courage and generosity, friendship seems to be a dyadic relation between two people. To be a friend is to be disposed to think, feel, desire, deliberate, act, and react in characteristic ways towards a particular person, who is likewise disposed to think, feel, desire, deliberate, act, and react in those same characteristic ways towards you. If no one else is a friend, then it is conceptually impossible for you to be a friend. This chapter describes some of the more interesting features of friendship, then explores the extent to which other virtues, such as trustworthiness, can be reconstructed as sharing those features. |
Page range | 186 - 206 |
Year | 2016 |
Publisher | Oxford University Press |
Place of publication | United Kingdom |
Research Group | Institute for Religion and Critical Inquiry |
Publisher's version | File Access Level Controlled |
https://acuresearchbank.acu.edu.au/item/85q5w/friendship-and-the-structure-of-trust
Restricted files
Publisher's version
147
total views0
total downloads3
views this month0
downloads this month