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fpq-15569	Lennie, Tyra	Self-Improvement in Astellian Friendship	2023	25	.pdf	application/pdf	11246	534	54	This article highlights how these existing characterizations overlook a primary feature of Astell’s description of friendship as a self-improvement project that can only be 1 I am indebted to the wonderful community who works on Mary Astell. Finally, a very specific type of friendship is central on both accounts: one focused on improving the self and gaining security through a community of like-minded individuals.4 Ultimately, examining these shared 2 Jacqueline Broad mentions connections between Astell’s writing and Epicurean philosophy in her 2015 book, The Philosophy of Mary Astell: An Early Modern Theory of Virtue.	cache/fpq-15569.pdf	txt/fpq-15569.txt