MURFREESBORO, Tenn., April 13 -- Middle Tennessee State University issued the following news release:

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. - Vanessa Wills, associate professor of philosophy at George Washington University, will delve into the roots of modern loneliness and the importance of friendships at Middle Tennessee State University's spring Applied Philosophy Lyceum.

"Loving (An)Other: Friendship in the Face of Scarcity and Competition" will be the focus of Wills' free public lecture, set for 5 p.m. Friday, April 24, in Room 164 of the College of Education, 1756 MTSU Blvd. on campus.

"Wills, author of 'Marx's Ethical Vision,' is a leading theorist and scholar of ethical, social and political philosophy," said event organizer Gregory Slack, assista...