Alexander Nehamas on Friendship

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Alexander Nehamas on Friendship

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Oct 26, 2008

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Alexander Nehamas explores the value of friendship in this interview with Nigel Warburton for the Philosophy Bites podcast.

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Oct 26, 2008

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