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Apr 8, 2005 · Love. This essay focuses on personal love, or the love of particular persons as such. Part of the philosophical task in understanding personal love is to distinguish the various kinds of personal love.
- Personal Identity
Outside of philosophy, the term ‘personal identity’ commonly...
- Intrinsic Vs. Extrinsic Value
Intrinsic value has traditionally been thought to lie at the...
- Impartiality
Suppose, then, that the ideal observer theorist decides that...
- Rhetoric and Poetry
The second “half” of the dialogue does not discuss the...
- Ethics
Like most other ancient philosophers, Plato maintains a...
- Character, Moral
1. Terminology. The English word “character” is derived from...
- Respect
Consider the following examples: (a) respecting a colleague...
- Personal Identity
The idea of romantic love initially stems from the Platonic tradition that love is a desire for beauty-a value that transcends the particularities of the physical body. For Plato, the love of beauty culminates in the love of philosophy, the subject that pursues the highest capacity of thinking.
Feb 6, 2017 · After identifying and exploring views that describe types of intimacy that suffice, but are too demanding to deem necessary, for love, this chapter develops a more ecumenical proposal for love’s distinctive character that unifies a central insight in the preceding views.
Oct 8, 2014 · Modern philosophers have proposed four different, though perhaps partially overlapping, conceptions of love that are significantly distinct from those of the ancients: (1) love as an emotion, (2) love as a ‘robust concern,’ (3) love as a union, and (4) love as valuing the other.
Feb 14, 2018 · Can you define love? Phillosophers have tried for eons. Learn about their attempts and some of the history of the philosophy of love.
Feb 6, 2017 · If one is manipulated to love another, it is intuitive that the love is not genuine or deeply valuable. Hence it seems that true love must be freely bestowed. Yet falling in love is often involuntary, and thus the metaphor of Cupid’s arrow.
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It is a common and plausible thought that love is one of the most important things in life. This essay sets out to explain why. After noting that outlooks like hedonism and stoicism fail to acknowledge love’s fundamental importance, the essay considers the variety of kinds of love, and argues that any love that involves caring deeply and ...