On Friendship
Podcast |
Writ Large
Publisher |
Zachary Davis
Media Type |
audio
Podknife tags |
Books
Interview
Society & Culture
Categories Via RSS |
Arts
Books
History
Society & Culture
Publication Date |
Mar 23, 2021
Episode Duration |
00:29:58
There’s nothing better or more important in life than a good friend. For Roman statesman and philosopher Cicero, the emphasis was on “good.” Cicero lived through the assassination of Caesar, one of the most famous examples of betrayal between friends in history. But according to Cicero’s treatise On Friendship, you must be virtuous to be a good friend, and, he argues, bad people cannot really be friends. In this text, Cicero examines true friendship, tough love, social transaction, and affection. Professor Katharina Volk of Columbia University discusses the role of friendship in ancient Rome and how this text in particular has kept Latin alive. See more information on our website, WritLarge.fm. Follow us on Twitter @WritLargePod.

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