Introduction to the philosophy of love. 2. Ancient conceptions - Plato. 3. Thought of Middle Ages – St. Augustine. 4. Modern ideas – chosen examples. 5. Contemporary consideration => summing up . Philosophy of love How to speak about love if there is no clear certain definition of this feeling or even precise description? Nevertheless libraries all over the world are full of books written about it. And people will write about love as long as they exist
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CHRISTIAN PHILOSOPHY OF LOVE: REVISITED I. INTRODUCTION This paper primarily aims at revisiting‚ rectifying and restoring the Christian understanding of eros as a form of love. It aims to redeem the wrong notion that Christian tradition still holds the comprehension that eros is the worldly and possessive love as compared to agape‚ as the heavenly and oblative love grounded in and shaped by faith. Secondarily‚ this paper attempts to propose through phenomenological and metaphysical reflections
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Angels Have No Philosophy But Love “She is your mirror‚ shining back at you with a world of possibilities. She is your witness‚ who sees you at your worst and best‚ and loves you anyway. She is your partner in crime‚ your midnight companion‚ someone who knows when you are smiling‚ even in the dark. She is your teacher‚ your defense attorney‚ your personal press agent‚ even your shrink. Some days‚ she’s the reason you wish you were an only child.” To have a sister is to have a forever friend‚ and
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John Donne’s Poetic Philosophy of Love For the enormously complex and vexed John Donne (1572-1631)‚ the one in whom all “contraries meet‚” (Holy Sonnet 18)‚ life was love—the love of women in his early life‚ then the love of his wife (Ann More)‚ and finally the love of God. All other aspects of his experience apart from love‚ it seems‚ were just details. Love was the supreme concern of his mind‚ the preoccupation of his heart‚ the focus of his experience‚ and the subject of his poetry
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A Nozick and Dworkin comparison Philosophy of Love and Sex Introduction This paper compares and contrasts the philosophical views of two thinkers: Robert Nozick and Andrea Dworkin on the subject of Romantic Love (Eros / Being in Love). By romantic love‚ Nozick and Dworkin are referring to the possibility of two individuals sharing a single identity: in other words‚ what Nozick calls love’s bond and Dworkin calls communion. Where Nozick and Dworkin differ is over the value
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Metaphilosophy relies on the idea that it might be productive to distinguish some general pronouncements about philosophy from philosophy itself. Contrasting with many other cultural practices‚ for philosophy the distinction is rather questionable‚ but a similar case is presented by language: when speaking in English about the English language one might assume a split between English-as-object and English-as-metalanguage. Philosophers using the term metaphilosophy being still a minority‚ it might
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In the play As You Like It by William Shakespeare‚ love portrays and presents itself differently and in many forms to each character. The diverse attitudes towards love in this play are due to the dissimilar lifestyles‚ the court and nature‚ and backgrounds of each character The romantic notion of love is thwarted by Touchstone and Audrey‚ as their marriage is basically a contract. Audrey is attracted by courtly manners and as soon as she meets Touch stone she finds her way to court; and decides
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The Radical Idea of Marrying for Love”‚ Coontz shows us historically how marriage has changed tremendously and why it has changed. She gives an example how people once married for political reasons and necessity. Then she explains that now‚ people marry for love‚ togetherness‚ and sex. Before the modern era‚ marrying for love was frowned upon. People married each other because they were forced to by their parents. In some cases‚ if a man and a woman were in love‚ it was looked upon as a limitation
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Compare/Contrast Essay Outline by Angela Lin Introduction Introductory Statement: Why getting married? Why being single? Let me tell you why. Harnessing Statement (links to central idea): _________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ Thesis: As the world is becoming more diverse‚ people have different opinions as to whether to get married or stay single‚ and contributing to their decision are the amount
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He who remains in love‚ remains in God‚ and God in him (1 john 4:16). To share this love with each other people play main three types of lifestyle choices in today’s society. They are Married‚ Single and Religious Orders. MARRIED When people get married‚ couples get showers of blessings of God through the sacrament of Marriage. In marriage people are called to one another to share their life‚ love and to become one flesh. People may choose to marry because of the eternal love they have to their
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