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    n our reading this week we learned more about some of the philosophers perspectives on how to cultivate that fertile ground for engaging in meaningful friendships. Many philosophers seem to agree that friendship is not about being knowledgeable or following a specific prescription for being a true friend. Vernons summary of Socrates position entails the following:
    Then the individuals have the opportunity not only to learn about the limitations of the beliefs that they hold true but also about the flaws in their character and the vulnerabilities of their temperaments. These are after all far deeper sources of delusion than mere rational confusion (p. 255).
    In a similar vein Vernon interprets soul friendship in the light of John Keats negative capability as the ability to live life without certainty but with an expectant open-heartedness (p. 254).In at least 250 words total please answer each of the following drawing upon your reading materials and your personal insight:

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