Virtual Friends

Karl Verstrynge

Virtual Friends

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Abstract

In a remarkable way the theme of friendship gained a central place in the so-called 'social virtual wordls' that are 'inhabited' by countless number of people. One may wonder to what extent these 'online practised friendship' have affected the nature of friendship and in what way the practices of virtual friendships are in line with their offline counterparts. In looking back at the main philosophical traditions on the theme of friendship (Aristotle, Montaigne, Nietzsche, Kierkegaard, Blanchot, Derrida), this article hints at an understanding of friendship in social virtual media.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	At være sig selv nærværende
Editors	J. Garff, E. Rocca, P. Søltoft
Publisher	Kristeligt Dagblads Forlag
Pages	142-159
Number of pages	17
ISBN (Print)	978-87-7467-045-2
Publication status	Published - 11 Feb 2010

Bibliographical note

J. Garff, E. Rocca, P. Søltoft

Keywords

Media ethics
social virtual worlds
friendship
online friendship

FWOKN187: Kierkegaard's existential hermeneutics as an answer to the crisis in contemporary duty ethics
Verstrynge, K.
1/01/08 → 31/12/08
Project: Fundamental

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Virtual Friends

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