Meaning in Life Volume 2
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Meaning in Life Volume 2

The Pursuit of Love

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eBook - ePub

Meaning in Life Volume 2

The Pursuit of Love

About this book

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.

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Information

Publisher
The MIT Press
Year
2009
eBook ISBN
9780262266475

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Copyright
  3. Contents
  4. Preface to the Irving Singer Library Edition
  5. Preface
  6. Introduction: Love and Meaning
  7. 1 Two Myths about Love
  8. 2 Persons, Things, Ideals
  9. 3 Sexual Love
  10. 4 Love in Society
  11. 5 Religious Love
  12. 6 Civilization and Autonomy
  13. 7 Love, and Do As You Will
  14. Notes
  15. Index