The Mind And Heart Of Love: Lion And Unicorn, A Study In Eros And Agape

by Martin Cyril D'Arcy

""The Mind and Heart of Lion and Unicorn, A Study in Eros and Agape"" by M.C. D'Arcy is a philosophical exploration of the concepts of love and how they are expressed through the Greek ideas of Eros and Agape. The book delves into the complexities of love and its many manifestations, drawing on a wide range of sources from literature, art, and philosophy. D'Arcy explores the differences between Eros, which is passionate and often selfish, and Agape, which is selfless and altruistic. He examines how these two forms of love interact and how they can be reconciled. The book also looks at the role of love in human relationships, including romantic love, friendship, and familial love. Ultimately, ""The Mind and Heart of Love"" is a thoughtful and thought-provoking examination of one of the most fundamental and universal human experiences.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

Genres: Philosophy

Paperback

First published March 1, 2007

About the author

Martin Cyril D'Arcy SJ (1888–1976) was a Roman Catholic priest, philosopher of love, and a correspondent, friend, and adviser of a range of literary and artistic figures including Evelyn Waugh, Dorothy L. Sayers, W. H. Auden, Eric Gill and Sir Edwin Lutyens. He has been described as "perhaps England's foremost Catholic public intellectual from the 1930s until his death.

Educated at Stonyhurst, he entered the Society of Jesus in 1907 and was ordained priest in 1921. He was Provincial of the English Province of the Society of Jesus from 1945 to 1950.

He spent much of his working life at the English Jesuit house in Oxford, Campion Hall, but also spent periods in residence at American universities, including Georgetown University, Gonzaga University, Cornell, and at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, New Jersey.

His major work is The Mind and Heart of Love, published by T. S. Eliot at Faber and Faber in 1945, which explores theological relation of eros love and agape love.

The permanent collection of Loyola University Museum of Art is named in his memory the Martin D'Arcy Collection

Reviews

[Jennifer]

it was at a used book store for a dollar.

theologians can suck the life out of anything--even love! i'm sure there are some interesting points in there that could be condensed into a nice 5 paragraph essay, but i will never know what they are...because i GIVE UP. you win *this time* MC D'Arcy!! poor God, he's really not this boring in real life.