McKeever, N orcid.org/0000-0002-0799-1623 (2022) Friends with Benefits. In: Jeske, D, (ed.) The Routledge Handbook of Philosophy of Friendship. Routledge . ISBN 9780367440022 (In Press)
Abstract
Natasha McKeever argues that prima facie, a friends-with-benefit relationship can be, at the same time, a good friendship. This is because sex is compatible with friendship in that it can complement and potentially even strengthen the three core characteristics of friendship: mutual liking, mutual caring, and mutual sharing. She acknowledges that, by generating uncertainty and having the potential to generate feelings of romantic love, sex does pose risks to friendship. However, she argues that while these risks are significant considerations, they can be mitigated and managed and so do not provide strong reasons against friends-with-benefits relationships.
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Keywords: | friends; friends with benefits; friendship; love; sex |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Cultures (Leeds) > Inter-Disciplinary Ethics Applied (Leeds) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 04 Mar 2022 12:41 |
Last Modified: | 04 Mar 2022 12:41 |
Published Version: | https://www.routledge.com/The-Routledge-Handbook-o... |
Status: | In Press |
Publisher: | Routledge |
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