The Meanings of Love: An Introduction to Philosophy of Love by Robert E. Wagoner

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This introductory text offers a concise look at the philosophy of love. From the dialogues of Plato to the writings of feminist Luce Irigaray, Wagoner presents six major ideas of love: erotic love; Christian love; romantic love; moral love; love as power; and mutual love.

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This introductory text offers a clear, concise look at the philosophy of love. The author's presentation assumes no previous knowledge of philosophy, providing the humanities student with an insightful introduction to some of the most prominent writers and philosophers, both ancient and modern. From the dialogues of Plato to the writings of feminist philosopher Luce Irigaray, Wagoner presents six major ideas of love: erotic love, Christian love, romantic love, moral love, love as power, and mutual love.This study asserts that even though we have only one word for love, six fundamentally different meanings can be distinguished: erotic love, Christian love, romantic love, moral love, love as power, and mutual love. Wagoner identifies each of these ideas of love in terms of the special meaning it brings to experience. No one meaning is comprehensive. Each is shown to have a logic and legitimacy of its own. Why each view seems real and compelling is the focus of separate discussions, as well as the price that may be exacted by each idea. The extent to which these ideas throw light on actual experience is striking, but the book is not an empirical or psychological inquiry. How one self finds itself in another is first defined and then explored further to see how this shapes the rational and sexual aspects of life.

Author Biography

ROBERT E. WAGONER is Professor of Philosophy at Juniata College.

Table of Contents

PrefaceIntroductionErotic Love: Plato: Symposium and PhaedrusChristian Love: Genesis 1 to I Corinthians 13Romantic Love: Tristan and Iseult and Heloise and AbelardMoral Love: Immanuel Kant and Søren KierkegaardLove as Power: Hobbes, Hegel and Jean-Paul SartreMutual Love: Aristotle and Luce IrigarayConclusionSelected BibliographyIndex

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This introductory philosophy text offers a clear, concise look at six major ideas of love: erotic love, Christian love, romantic love, moral love, love as power, and mutual love.

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This introductory text offers a clear, concise look at the philosophy of love. The author's presentation assumes no previous knowledge of philosophy, providing the humanities student with an insightful introduction to some of the most prominent writers and philosophers, both ancient and modern. From the dialogues of Plato to the writings of feminist philosopher Luce Irigaray, Wagoner presents six major ideas of love: erotic love, Christian love, romantic love, moral love, love as power, and mutual love. This study asserts that even though we have only one word for love, six fundamentally different meanings can be distinguished: erotic love, Christian love, romantic love, moral love, love as power, and mutual love. Wagoner identifies each of these ideas of love in terms of the special meaning it brings to experience. No one meaning is comprehensive. Each is shown to have a logic and legitimacy of its own. Why each view seems real and compelling is the focus of separate discussions, as well as the price that may be exacted by each idea. The extent to which these ideas throw light on actual experience is striking, but the book is not an empirical or psychological inquiry. How one self finds itself in another is first defined and then explored further to see how this shapes the rational and sexual aspects of life.

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This introductory philosophy text offers a clear, concise look at six major ideas of love: erotic love, Christian love, romantic love, moral love, love as power, and mutual love.

Details ISBN027595840X Author Robert E. Wagoner Short Title MEANINGS OF LOVE Language English ISBN-10 027595840X ISBN-13 9780275958404 Media Book Format Paperback DEWEY 128.46 Year 1997 Subtitle An Introduction to Philosophy of Love Country of Publication United States Place of Publication Westport Illustrations black & white illustrations Imprint Praeger Publishers Inc Pages 160 UK Release Date 1997-05-21 NZ Release Date 1997-05-21 US Release Date 1997-05-21 Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing Plc Publication Date 1997-05-21 Alternative 9780275958398 Audience Undergraduate Audience Age 7-17 AU Release Date 1997-05-20 We've got this

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