1.0ΒΙΒΛΙΟΒΑΡΔΙΑ Βιβλιοπωλείο - Εκδόσειςhttps://vivliovardia.gr/en/artdirectorhttps://vivliovardia.gr/en/author/artdirector/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="5oQxPCgGPO"><a href="https://vivliovardia.gr/en/product/peri-filias/">About Friendship</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://vivliovardia.gr/en/product/peri-filias/embed/#?secret=5oQxPCgGPO" width="600" height="338" title="“About Friendship” — ΒΙΒΛΙΟΒΑΡΔΙΑ Βιβλιοπωλείο - Εκδόσεις" data-secret="5oQxPCgGPO" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); </script> https://vivliovardia.gr/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/AREL_platon-filia.webp10001483The high morality of the ancient Greek world, beyond the strong and strictly protected bonds of social and family life, beyond the legitimate conjugal or corporate love, recognizes and particularly honors another type of human relationship, friendship. This completely different relationship, distinctly interpersonal and primarily limited between men, closely binds – to the point of self-sacrifice – the two participants, and makes each of them the self of the other. The concept and characteristics of friendship – as the innate need of every normal human-citizen for affectionate devotion to an adored person – is the object of the philosophical inquiry of the present work.