Michael Kennedy: The Need for Inter-generational Friendships
When one thinks of their friends and their most lasting friendships, they often think of someone their own age. However,…
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Michael Kennedy: Reflecting on Friendship and the Gift of Art
The Loing Canal at Moret c. 1892 was a painting by Alfred Sisley (d.1899), a French impressionist. The piece first drew…
Michael Kennedy: Approaches to Encourage Friendship as a Worldview
On the Artwork: The art that makes the banner of this response was a piece I created in winter of…
Michael Kennedy: Vulnerability and Trust Can Build International Community
When I think of examples of international friendship, many examples that come to mind are dark and sinister. For example,…
Michael Kennedy: Goodbye Anxiety, Making Room for Trust in the U.S.
In my previous piece, “The Gap in American Political Philosophy and an Ethical Return,” I have argued that American political…
Michael Kennedy: The Gap in American Political Philosophy and an Ethical Return
At the contemporary moment, the people of the United States are in a period of uncertainty and deep self-reflection. While…
Michael Kennedy: Friendship Making Self and Society
Over thousands of years, numerous philosophies and theologies have praised friendship as one of the highest and most necessary virtues…
Michael Kennedy: Staring into the Black Mirror and Re-assessing the Need for Friendship
In the contemporary moment, a significant portion of humanity is facing a deeply personal and paradoxical issue. Despite a globalized…
