It had been hard for him that spake it to have put more truth and untruth together in few words than in that speech, 'Whosoever is delighted in solitude is either a wild beast or a god.' - Francis Bacon

Friendship is one of the most ubiquitous human phenomena. It has the capacity to bring great solace and joy, but also much anguish and suffering. Yet the question of what constitutes friendship is not an altogether straightforward question to answer.

On today's podcast we discuss the meaning of friendship, its various conceptions and how we ought to think about our relationships with others.

Episode Art: Achilles and the body of Patroclus by Nikolai Ge (1855). CC-Public Domain.