Lewis argues that the ancient and modern worlds think and evaluate friendship very differently. describe the difference, and explain two reasons lewis gives for it (57-60).
on pages 63-6, lewis carefully argues that friendship is distinct from "companionship," but grows out of it. define what companionship is, and then describe what is added to companionship that turns it into friendship.
because friendship is primarily an appreciative love, says lewis, it is the least necessary of the four loves while perhaps being (perhaps) the most valuable (68-72). what is his reason for believing this? does this belief reflect an ‘ancient’ or a ‘modern’ view of friendship?
in his own day, lewis thought mean and women lacked the opportunity of "companionship in common activities which is the matrix of friendship" (72), and thus were not often friends. explain lewis’s idea, and the solution he suggests to the problem (72-7)? have we solved this problem today?