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Three conceptions of best friends

Bouke De Vries (UGent)
(2024) INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHILOSOPHY. 38(1). p.77-92
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We often speak of our own “best friends” and those of other people. But what does it mean for someone to be a best friend? While there is a large empirical literature studying the antecedents and consequences of best friendships and a small body of philosophical research on this topic, this question has not been addressed in detail. In this article, my aim is to fill this lacuna by distinguishing three different conceptions of best friends based on the semantic properties of the term and the ways in which it is used in both academic discourse and ordinary parlance. They include those of a (i) comparatively best friend; (ii) comparatively best close/good friend; and (iii) institutional best friend. I conclude by drawing out the implications of this typology for empirical and philosophical work on best friendship and by identifying several avenues for future research.

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MLA
De Vries, Bouke. “Three Conceptions of Best Friends.” INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHILOSOPHY, vol. 38, no. 1, 2024, pp. 77–92, doi:10.5840/ijap20241212209.
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De Vries, B. (2024). Three conceptions of best friends. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHILOSOPHY, 38(1), 77–92. https://doi.org/10.5840/ijap20241212209
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De Vries, Bouke. 2024. “Three Conceptions of Best Friends.” INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHILOSOPHY 38 (1): 77–92. https://doi.org/10.5840/ijap20241212209.
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De Vries, Bouke. 2024. “Three Conceptions of Best Friends.” INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHILOSOPHY 38 (1): 77–92. doi:10.5840/ijap20241212209.
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De Vries B. Three conceptions of best friends. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHILOSOPHY. 2024;38(1):77–92.
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B. De Vries, “Three conceptions of best friends,” INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHILOSOPHY, vol. 38, no. 1, pp. 77–92, 2024.
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