Smith, G orcid.org/0000-0003-2521-0066 and Romero-Iribas, AM (2019) Friendship without Reciprocation? Aristotle, Nietzsche and Blanchot. Good Society, 27 (1-2). ISSN 1089-0017
Abstract
Must friendship involve reciprocity? Drawing on resources in the thought of Aristotle, Nietzsche, and Blanchot this article advances two claims. First, there isn't simply one form of reciprocity but various forms. The article names two such forms. “Reciprocity as exchange” casts reciprocation as active and involves exchange of benefits in a recognized cycle. In contrast, “reciprocity as correspondence” tolerates degrees of inactivity and connects friends by mutual admiration or commonality of purpose. Second, the article claims that while reciprocation is a feature of some friendships it is not necessary to all. It is possible to conceive of friendship without reciprocation. In these alternative friendships it is the separateness of the friends rather than their togetherness which is central. The article concludes that this minor strand of reciprocation suggests a form of political friendship based around a common heterogeneity, difference, and otherness.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2019 The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA. This is an author produced version of an article published in Good Society. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy. |
Keywords: | Friendship; Reciprocity; Aristotle; Nietzsche; Blanchot; Politics |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Education, Social Sciences and Law (Leeds) > School of Politics & International Studies (POLIS) (Leeds) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 11 Dec 2018 16:47 |
Last Modified: | 25 Jun 2023 21:38 |
Published Version: | https://muse.jhu.edu/article/743737 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Penn State University Press |
Identification Number: | 10.5325/goodsociety.27.1-2.0001 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:139723 |