Love's Philosophy

by Richard White

Love comes in many forms and touches all our lives, and despite its changing history, it remains constant in human experience. Love's Philosophy explores the basic expressions of love. In this book, White looks at friendship, romance, parenthood, and humanitarian love in classical and contemporary perspective. He argues that the philosophical oblivion of love has been a mistake. By examining both the historical and contemporary formations of love, he proposes alternative models to guide both our thinking and our experience of loving.

160 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2001

About the author

Richard White is the author of many acclaimed histories, including the groundbreaking study of the transcontinentals, Railroaded, winner of the Los Angeles Times Book Prize, the Francis Parkman Prize, and a Pulitzer Prize finalist. He is Margaret Byrne Professor of American History, Emeritus, at Stanford University, and lives near Palo Alto, California.

Reviews

[Ari · Rating 5 out of 5]

"Do you know your love?"

Love's Philosophy is apparently being used as a textbook for philosophy, written by Richard White who is a professor of philosophy at Creighton University. This book talks of the different forms of love: friendship, romantic love, parental love and the love of humanity. There's so much about love that we never think about in detail. Do you know your love?