The four loves- Outside reading- Emily McGovern
In his book the four loves CS Lewis outlines four different types of gloves. The first is a desire which correlates with eros love desire is sexual and Erotic. The second love is stroge love. Storge love is similar to affection and it is the love that is shared between a parent and offspring. Both desire and affection are needed for human survival. Humans must desire each other to reproduce and then have affection to rear their offspring. These last two types of love are not needed for biological survival, but they are still important, nonetheless. Charity is related to agape love which is an expression of love that has to do with sacrificing yourself for someone or something else. Philia is friendship which is something not everybody in life experiences but it's still important because it brings a great deal of joy to those who do have it.
Lewis, C.S. The Four Loves. Geoffrey Bles, 1960.
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