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Male Friendship and Intimacy

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 March 2020

Robert A. Strikwerda  and
Larry May
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Abstract

Our primary focus is the concept of intimacy, especially in the context of adult American male relationships. We begin with an examination of comradeship, a nonintimate form of friendship, then develop an account of the nature and value of intimacy in friendship. We follow this with discussions of obstacles to intimacy and of Aristotle's views. In the final section, we discuss the process of men attaining intimacy.

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Hypatia , Volume 7 , Issue 3 , Summer 1992 , pp. 110 - 125
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Copyright © 1992 by Hypatia, Inc.

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