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The most dominant philosophical theories about what is important in life don’t mention love at the fundamental level. To the extent that these theories assign love a place in their schemes, their accounts of love’s value are too contingent and instrumental to jibe with the sentiment that I and so many others have.
The motivation for thinking that love is the answer. As has been argued, love serves as the driving force for the theist, atheist, and the more cosmic thinker. Love is hailed as the meaning of life because, as the crux of this paper has shown, it serves as a hallmark to what it means to live.
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According to the article, “Love and Commitment”, there are multiple different definitions of love. On one hand, there are some forms that are passionate that is characterized by sexual or romantic attraction and that fluctuate from highs to lows. On the other hand, there are some forms that are compassionate such as friendship and family love that ...
When discussing Love in society, sociologists may look at not only human love of each other but also the love of one’s country or nation which also may take on passionate or compassionate forms. In the article, “For Love of Country: An Essay On Patriotism and Nationalism”, Maurizio Viroli states that Patriotism and Nationalism are often confused as...
The two Classical Social Theorists this article will be discussing are Emile Durkheim and Max Weber. Émile Durkheim Emile Durkheim studied altruistic suicide which he defined as different to other suicides. Altruistic suicide is when individuals take their life with the state of mind that it is for a worthy cause and will benefit a group of people....
As society continues to shift, the ways in which Love is defined, understood and experienced will continue to shift as well. In the future, sociologists may continue to study trends of marriage, divorce and non-traditional families such as adopted families or blended families. Sociologists may also be interested in the ways the digital age has impa...
Jan 14, 2024 · Lastly, one of other relevant theories is the psychoanalytic social theory by Karen Horney. This theory is built on an assumption that social conditions and culture are responsible for the development of character. This has, of course been, illustrated by other theories. According to Horney, a deficiency in fulfilling the need for love at in ...
Jun 26, 2021 · Love is everywhere: Love of family, friends, significant others, objects, the list goes on. This article will look at three major works on the philosophy of love. Love is a pervasive phenomenon in all human life and comes in many forms: love of people, animals, objects, ideas, and more. The philosophy of love seeks to explain and rationalize ...
Love can have a powerful effect on the human body. Irving Singer wrote, "For a person in love … life is never without meaning.": 2 A person's life is built the love between two people – their parents, the love they share for the friendships they make and eventually, the person they marry and have children of their own with. The feelings ...
Mar 24, 2016 · This collection addresses a lacuna in contemporary continental philosophy: thinking about love. As the editors explain, Western philosophers tend to avoid addressing love since it is associated more closely with the body and emotion, instead attending to what is deemed to be the business of philosophy, delimiting reason.
