C.S. Lewis' 4 loves and friendship

[I_thirst_4_YOU]

what is the philosophy behind C.S. Lewis’ 4 loves?

How are they linked to the philosophy of friendship defined by Aristotle?–that of pleasure, utility, and good?

 

[Hastrman]

They’re not Lewis’ 4 loves, they’re simply the 4 words for love in Greek, agape, storge, philia, and eros. There are similar ideas in Latin (caritas, probably amor, probably studium, and cupiditas, although they have different connotations), and also in Sanskrit (although the only one I know for sure is *kāma *, as in Kama Sutra, which is eros)–both of which are related (Latin more distantly than Sanskrit, actually) to Greek.

 

[strngrnrth]

Lewis said friendship is the best relationship because it is the only unnecessary one, as I recall dimly; I disagree here. I think friendship is necessary. We need to help one another to live long in this world. People can’t make it on their own. And friends choose one another or their trustworthiness and usefulness among other things. That makes friendship one of the most necessary and useful relationships.