Love: A Very Short Introduction (Very Short Introductions)
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| Rating | : | 4.62 (646 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 019966384X |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 152 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-08-08 |
| Language | : | English |
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He has also published over a hundred articles and book chapters, and taught and lectured in some twenty countries. He has taught at University of Toronto, Canada since 1966. His research interests have been mainly in areas of philosophy that seek to understand the mind: emotion, evolutionary theory, cognitive science, aesthetics, ethics, and sex.. He is the author of The Rationality of Emotion (MIT 1987) , Why Think? Evolution and the Rational Mind (OUP 2007, 2011), and Emotional Truth (OUP 2011). About the AuthorRonald de Sousa is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada
And yet it has excused, and even been thought to justify, the most reprehensible crimes. Although there are many kinds of love, erotic love has been celebrated in art and poetry as life's most rewarding and exalting experience, worth living and dying for and bringing out the best in ourselves. Do we love someone for their virtue, their beauty, or their moral or other qualities? Are love's characteristic desires altruistic or selfish? Are there duties of love? What do the sciences - neuroscience, evolutionary and social psychology, and anthropology - tell us about lov
Ronald de Sousa is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada. He is the author of The Rationality of Emotion (MIT 1987) , Why Think? Evolution and the Rational Mind (OUP 2007, 2011), and Emotional Truth (OUP 2011). He has taught at University of Toronto, Canada since 1966. He has also publishe
Peter Knightes said A great read, though a bit dry at times.. This short book is, I would say, a fairly complete analytical study of the many facets of love. Yes, it is rather dry sometimes, but well worth the read, and an excellent addition to one's library. You might even send or give a copy to your love! I sent one, it arrived on Valentine's Day, and was greatly appreciated.. "Wonderful, fun, and witty" according to Arina Pismenny. Wonderful little book on love. Easy and fun to read. Full of insight from the wisdom of Ancient Greece to the latest research in psychology and neuroscience. Highly recommend to all those who are interested in thinking about the elusive nature of romantic love.. "Five Stars" according to Yiyang Zhang. Very good gifts, as it's beautiful and worth reading