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Kieran Setiya on Loneliness

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Aristotle's Friendship of Virtue

Aristotle says the best kind of friendship is based on having good character. You don't have to be a wonderfully virtuous person to attract friends, he writes. But nevertheless, there are some people who find friendship very difficult. "Most of us have both social needs and a need for solitude"

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