The Pursuit of Love
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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. Now in a sequel to his previous work, Singer explores a different approach. A "systematic mapping" of the various facets of love, the present volume is an extended essay that offers a philosophical and psychiatric theory of his own. Rich in insight into literature,...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0801852404
ISBN13:9780801852404
Release Date:September 1995
Publisher:Johns Hopkins University Press
Length:200 Pages
Weight:0.70 lbs.
Dimensions:0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"
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A Dialectic
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A dialectic of philosophers', psychologists', and imaginative writers' opinions about love and sexuality, Singer's book accomplishes a philosopher's aim -- examine the logic (faults and benefits) of Freud, Sartre, St Augustine, Bergson, and Spinoza among others, on the subject, reaching the author's distinct opinion. The scope includes country, family, self, and humanity (102, 113); appraisal and bestowal; empathy, sympathy, and compassion (111); changing love (45); libido, eroticism, and imagination; religion's association with power, knowledge, and goodness (119); and autonomy underlaying happiness.
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