UID:
almahu_9948350966202882
Format:
1 online resource (288 p.)
ISBN:
9780226634067
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9783110610765
Content:
Is love best when it is fresh? For many, the answer is a resounding "yes." The intense experiences that characterize new love are impossible to replicate, leading to wistful reflection and even a repeated pursuit of such ecstatic beginnings. Aaron Ben-Ze'ev takes these experiences seriously, but he's also here to remind us of the benefits of profound love-an emotion that can only develop with time. In The Arc of Love, he provides an in-depth, philosophical account of the experiences that arise in early, intense love-sexual passion, novelty, change-as well as the benefits of cultivating long-term, profound love-stability, development, calmness. Ben-Ze'ev analyzes the core of emotions many experience in early love and the challenges they encounter, and he offers pointers for weathering these challenges. Deploying the rigorous analysis of a philosopher, but writing clearly and in an often humorous style with an eye to lived experience, he takes on topics like compromise, commitment, polyamory, choosing a partner, online dating, and when to say "I love you." Ultimately, Ben-Ze'ev assures us, while love is indeed best when fresh, if we tend to it carefully, it can become more delicious and nourishing even as time marches on.
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Frontmatter --
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Contents --
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Introduction --
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1. The Possibility of Long-Term Romantic Love --
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2. Emotional Experiences --
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3. Romantic Experiences --
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4. Fostering Enduring Romantic Love --
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5. The Role of Time in Love --
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6. The Romantic Connection --
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7. Romantic Compromises --
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8. Choosing a Romantic Partner --
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9. Romantic Relationships --
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10. Sexual Relationships --
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11. Love in Later Life --
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12. Greater Diversity and Flexibility --
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13. A Balanced Diet Is the New Romantic Feast --
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14. Afterword: Fresh Eggs, Aging Wine, and Profound Love --
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Acknowledgments --
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Notes --
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References --
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Index
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Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
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In English.
In:
EBOOK PACKAGE COMPLETE 2019 English, De Gruyter, 9783110610765
In:
EBOOK PACKAGE COMPLETE 2019, De Gruyter, 9783110664232
In:
EBOOK PACKAGE Philosophy 2019 English, De Gruyter, 9783110610550
In:
EBOOK PACKAGE Philosophy 2019, De Gruyter, 9783110606423
In:
UChP eBook-Package 2019, De Gruyter, 9783110663266
Language:
English
DOI:
10.7208/9780226634067
URL:
https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9780226634067
