Human beings have always prized friendship. As the ancient Greek philosopher Aristotle wrote: “no one would choose to live ...

I pride myself in being a loyal, good friend. However, recently I have run into a problem. I don’t know how to handle myself in the company of people that my close friends consider their “enemies.” In ...

If you missed Part 1, click here. Source: Pixabay/aszak/Public domain. Plato ostensibly devoted an entire book, the Lysis, to defining philia, which, unlike Aristotle, he was reluctant to distinguish ...

Today has traditionally been set aside as Friendship Day, a time to honor the role friends have in our lives. This day of celebrating friendship actually began back in 1935 when the United States ...

Whenever an imaginary friend appears in pop culture, Dr. Marjorie Taylor is called up to provide expert testimony. Last summer, after the release of Pixar’s Inside Out, Slate magazine interviewed ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Actresses Irene Maiorino and Alba Caterina Rohrwacher on the television series "My Brilliant Friend," based on a novel by Elena ...