This book investigates how Thomas Aquinas reconfigures Aristotelian friendship to encompass the relationship between humanity and the divine. Daniel Schwartz, a scholar of medieval philosophy, utilizes primary texts from the Thomistic corpus to demonstrate how Aquinas adapts classical concepts of equality and mutual understanding. The author argues that these revisions allow for a more inclusive framework that accounts for radical inequality and intellectual disparity between friends.

Scholars recognize this monograph as a precise contribution to the study of medieval ethics and the reception of Aristotle. Readers frequently note the academic density of the prose, which is intended for those already familiar with scholastic terminology and historical philosophy.