New Philosopher #35: Love. Seeking Love

by New Philosopher

Genres: Philosophy

Unknown Binding

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[Cate Andrews · Rating 3 out of 5]

I enjoy the New Philosopher and have enjoyed reading philosophy essays by subscribers. I read one a long time ago that quoted a Hollywood couple "How do we make love stay?" The winning essay spoke about this and other musings about love. Of course I wasn't that impressed by the essay and more by the impression this strange quote (and I am critical of the source) How do we make love stay? At least there is a "we" whether considering the divorce of/in Hollywood contracts (given to us as bodies to consume and know through gossip magazine) intentionally recognizing the difficulty for many feeling "love" in a relation and needing reciprocity that is communicated directly to the "face" is difficult. What is "staying" and what is "leaving" (meant in this essay, context and borrowing the quote) is what New Philosopher offers readers to ponder, wonder and notice as new or in a different light.
The essays in this edition are intriguing and enjoyable weaving Levinas with a blunder and opening knowledge or certainty about someone into a discussion about love and whether it's there to leave, because to know objectives or constructs a consumable object. Questions left open are what New Philosopher offers to us, the reader. We don't consume we, following Levinas and essays about love, participate in the process that is living and feeling with uncertainty.
I recommend this edition and the others.