The Four Loves
by C. S. Lewis
Affection, friendship, eros and charity: what each is, how each goes wrong when it claims to be God, and how charity redeems them. The chapter on friendship is the best thing written on it since Aristotle.
Read it if…
you want to think clearly about the kinds of love.
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Skip it if…
you want relationship advice; it is philosophy.
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Three things you will actually use
- Friendship is born when one says, 'What! You too?'
- Love anything and your heart will be wrung.
- Natural loves become demons when they become gods.
Do this first
Read the chapter on friendship.
Our verdict
The best thing on friendship since Aristotle.
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