What does philosophy know of love? From Plato on, philosophers have
struggled to pin love to the dissecting table and view it in the
cold light of logic. Yet, as Arthur Danto writes in the foreword to
this volume, "how incorrigibly stiff philosophy is when it
undertakes to lay its icy fingers on the frilled and beating wings
of the butterfly of love."
Love, elusive and philosophically intractable as it is, has long
fascinated philosophers. In this collection of classic and modern
writings on the topic of erotic love, Robert Solomon and Kathleen
Higgins have chosen excerpts from the great philosophical texts and
combined them with the most exciting new work of philosophers
writing today.
The result is a broadly conceived, comprehensive, and important
work, nearly as stimulating and provocative as love itself. It
examines the mysteries of erotic love from a variety of
philosophical perspectives and provides an impressive display of
the wisdom that the world's best thinkers have brought, and
continue to bring, to the study of love.
"Stunning This brilliant interdisciplinary collection is as
provocative, enchanting, and richly rewarding as its topic.
Unrivaled in scope and richness, blending classic and contemporary
readings on love, here is a wellspring of insights for scholars,
students, and general readers alike."--Mike W. Martin, author of
"Self-Deception and Morality."
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