Paul Schollmeier is Associate Professor of Philosophy at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, and is the Director of the Goodsprings Philosophical Institute.

• Acknowledgments Abbreviations I. Introduction II. Happiness and Virtue III. A Definition of Friendship IV. A Motivation for Friendship V. Political Friendship VI. Political Justice VII. Conclusion Appendix A. Lawrence Blum Appendix B. John Rawls Notes Select Bibliography Subject Index Author Index