Love's philosophy / Richard White.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

White, Richard J. (Richard John), 1956-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Love.

Physical Description:

x, 159 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Lanham, Md. : Rowman & Littlefield, [2001]

Summary:

Love comes in many forms. From friendship to parenthood, from the lover to the altruist, it touches all our lives. As time passes this remains constant in the human experience. Love's Philosophy explores the basic expressions of love. In this book, White takes into account friendship, parenthood, romance, and universal love in classical and modern perspectives. Does love abandon reason to embrace our lower passionate selves? His reflections explain that the philosophical abandonment of love has been a mistake. The historical and contemporary formations of love define it as an absolutely central aspect of human nature, and offer alternative models to that most encompassing sensation, love.

Contents:

Chapter 1 Friendship and the Good 13

Chapter 2 The Value of Romantic Love 45

Chapter 3 From Parents to Children 77

Chapter 4 For the Love of Humanity 107.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 151-155) and index.

ISBN:

0742512568

0742512576

OCLC:

46729117