The pursuit of love / Irving Singer.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Singer, Irving.

Series:

Singer, Irving. Meaning in life ; 2.

Singer, Irving. Irving Singer library.

Meaning in life ; 2

The Irving Singer library

Irving Singer Library

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Love.

Love--History.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (205 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, MA : MIT Press, 2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

An acclaimed philosopher offers a systematic mapping of the various facets of love.In his widely acclaimed trilogy The Nature of Love, Irving Singer traced the development of the concept of love in history and literature from the Greeks to the twentieth century. In this second volume of his Meaning in Life trilogy, Singer returns to the subject of his earlier work, exploring a different approach. Without denying his previous emphasis on the role of imagination and creativity, in this book Singer investigates the ability of them both to make one's life meaningful. A "systematic mapping" of the various facets of love (including sexual love, love in society, and religious love), The Pursuit of Love is an extended essay that offers Singer's own philosophical and psychological theory of love.Rich in insight into literature, the history of ideas, and the complexities of our being, The Pursuit of Love is a thought-provoking inquiry into fundamental aspects of all human relationships.

Contents:

Contents ; Preface to the Irving Singer Library Edition; Preface; Introduction: Love & Meaning; Two Myths about Love; Persons, Things, Ideals; Sexual Love; Love in Society; Religious Love; Civilization & Autonomy; Love, & Do As You Will; Notes; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

OCLC-licensed vendor bibliographic record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786612541841

9781282541849

1282541846

9780262259194

0262259192

OCLC:

593209923

Publisher Number:

9786612541841