175 Pages
by
Routledge
176 Pages
by
Routledge
175 Pages
by
Routledge
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A Philosophical History of Love explores the importance and development of love in the Western world. Wayne Cristaudo argues that love is a materializing force, a force consisting of various distinctive qualities or spirits. He argues that we cannot understand Western civilization unless we realize that, within its philosophical and religious heritage, there is a deep and profound recognition of... Read more
Preface, Acknowledgments, Introduction, 1. Plato and the First Philosophy of Love, 2. Th e Love of Christ, 3. Th e Loves of St. Augustine and the Church: Religion plus Philosophy plus Politics, 4. Th e Medieval Return of Venus, 5. Dante’s Divine Comedy: Th e Heavenly Romance, 6. Love in the Family and Its Dissolution, 7. De Sade and the Love of Evil, 8. Charles Sanders Peirce and Love as Evolutionary Principle, Conclusion, Index
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Wayne Cristaudo
