• 2021-04-14
    The following passage is a summary of Text A. Fill in each blank, using the following words and phrases.
    review distinguishes shared pursue pleasure
    utility preserves goodness virtue good men
    Since people tend to have a very thin understanding of what friendship really means, it's necessary for us to (1)________ some classical views of friendship so as to understand it better. Aristotle (2) _________ between what he believes to be genuine friendship---friendship based on (3)_________ and two other forms: friendship based on (4)__________ and friendship based on (5)__________. According to Cicero, true friendship is only possible between (6)__________ and it is (7)__________ that creates and (8)__________ the friendship. Thus, according to the classical views, true friendship is permanent between virtuous people who develop a (9)_________ idea of good and (10)___________ it together.