Chapter 1: Neoliberalism Chapter 2: Figures Chapter 3: The Figures of Neoliberalism Chapter 4: Varieties of Friendship Chapter 5: Deep Friendships Appendix to Chapter 5 Chapter 6: Friendship as Alternative to Neoliberalism Chapter 7: Friendship as Resistance to Neoliberalism Chapter 8: Conclusion
Todd May is Class of 1941 Memorial Professor of the Humanities at Clemson University.
Friendship in an Age of Economics is itself an important
intervention concerning 'how we might live in the contemporary
world with its particular power arrangements' (103)-and how we
might change it. * Anarchist Developments in Cultural Studies *
May's book makes many insightful claims and raises a lot of
intriguing questions about the nature of friendship and its role in
the good life. * Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews *
Todd May's book on friendship in our age is the sort of book people
used to complain philosophers don't write: smart, insightful,
clearly written, on a topic of vital importance, and able to be
appreciated by philosophers and non-philosophers alike. Aristotle,
on whom May writes wonderfully, said that only beasts or gods have
no need of friends. So if you don't fall into either of those
categories, you owe it to yourself to read this book. -- John
Protevi, Louisiana State University
Todd May's important book is a powerful critique of the role
neoliberalism plays in our personal lives, and of the type of life
it encourages us to live. But May also presents an alternative
based on deep friendship, and demonstrates the possibilities of
overcoming the sense of hopelessness that so pervades modern
America. -- Jules Lobel, University of Pittsburgh Law School
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