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Seneca on Philosophy and Friendship

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The Philosophical Value of Friendship

This chapter explores the nature of friendship and its importance in cultivating noble qualities, contrasting the wise man's self-sufficiency with the intrinsic human desire for companionship. It also examines the joy of forming new friendships alongside the value of maintaining existing ones, emphasizing the universal need for connection.

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