Eros, Agape and Philia: Readings in the Philosophy of Love Soble AlanPaperback
Eros, Agape and Philia: Readings in the Philosophy of Love Soble AlanPaperback The philosophy of loveFor centuries, popular writers and respected scholars have written about and analyzed the…
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Eros, Agape and Philia: Readings in the Philosophy of Love Soble AlanPaperback
The philosophy of loveFor centuries, popular writers and respected scholars have written about and analyzed the phenomenon of love without exhausting its potential for contemporary debate. "Eros is acquisitive, egocentric or even selfish; agape is a giving love. By representing the three major traditions in the philosophy of love--Platonic eros, Christian agape, and Aristotelian philia--editor Alan Soble has not only examined the intellectual problem of what "love" is, but has designed a dialogue among the three traditions in genuine philosophical style.
Eros is a love that responds to the merit or value of its object; while agape creates value in its object as a result of loving it... Eros is an unconstant, unfaithful love, while agape is unwavering and continues to give despite ingratitude. Finally, eros is an ascending love, the human's route to God; agape is a descending love,
Eros and Mysteries of Love