Seneca analogizes the death of a friend to a loss of one's tunic and argues that, just as one should replace a lost tunic, it is "better to replace your friend than to weep for him." Is Seneca's analogy apt? What, if anything, does Seneca's analogy overlook about grief or about the value of our relationships with others?

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The Answer of Seneca analogizes the death of a friend to a loss of one's tunic and argues that, just as one should replace a lost tunic, it is "better to replace your friend than to weep for him." Is Seneca's analogy apt? What, if anything, does Seneca's analogy overlook about grief or about the value of our relationships with others?

Seneca Analogizes the Death of a Friend to a Loss