Love and the Person

by Maurice Nedoncelle

This work - a translation of his Vers une Philosophie de l'Amour et de la Personne - is a synthesis, or an integration, of several essays in which he expresses his approach to the most complicated of those relations: love. Nedoncelle's treatment is almost entirely in the form of an investigation of the now almost classic I-thou framework, and he concentrates on principles (philosophical rather than psychological or sociological) in pursuing love and person rather than on practical situations in which love and the person are found. Because of its speculative, not to say metaphysical, approach, and notwithstanding the excellent and quite readable translation, Love and the Person will find its audience only among those who have a professional interest in the subject.

239 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1957