Aaron Ben‐ze’ev

Biographic Data

ID4801496
NAMEAaron Ben‐ze’ev
GIVEN NAMESAaron
FAMILY NAMEBen‐ze’ev
SIGNATUREBEN ZE’EV A
AFFILIATIONSUniversity of Haifa
ORCID0000-0002-7204-3523
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS33
TOTAL CITATIONS27
AUTHOR COUNT33
EDITOR COUNT0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR1981
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2024
H-INDEX3

  • Romantic affordances: The seductive realm of the possible

    Open AccessAaron Ben-Ze’ev, Aaron Ben‐ze’evARTICLEPhilosophical Psychology2024

    In this article, James Gibson's influential notion of "perceptual affordances" is applied to the romantic realm.The core idea of Gibson's view rests on the possible, meaningful actions that the perceptual environment offers the animal.In order to sustain this idea, Gibson posits two additional major characteristics of affordances: (a) affordances are perceived in a direct cognitive manner, and (b) affordances have a unique ontological status that…

  • In Defense of Moderate Romantic Curiosity and Information Avoidance: A Conceptual Outlook of Balanced Curiosity

    Open AccessAaron Ben-Ze’ev, Aaron Ben‐ze’evARTICLEThe Journal of Psychology2024

    Curiosity, which is the human motive to seek information, is extremely valuable, since it enables people to widen their horizons and develop their capacities. However, there are many cases in which curiosity is harmful and not learning more information is preferable. In the romantic realm, this complexity is particularly relevant. Although knowledge is valuable in romantic relationships, there are circumstances in which ignorance and avoidance of…

  • The Philosophy of Envy

    Aaron Ben-Ze’ev, Aaron Ben‐ze’evARTICLEEthics2024

  • Is Casual Sex Good for You? Casualness, Seriousness and Wellbeing in Intimate Relationships

    Open AccessAaron Ben‐ze’evARTICLEPhilosophies2023

    Enduring romantic love is highly significant for our wellbeing, and there is much scientific evidence for its value. There is also evidence that marital sex is important for the flourishing of wellbeing for both partners. Casual sexual relationships and experiences (CSREs) are often characterized in a non-normative way, as sexual behavior occurring outside a committed romantic relationship. However, the prevailing normative description is negativ…

  • Love between couples living with Alzheimer's disease: Narratives of spouse care-givers

    Open AccessORIT SHAVIT, Aaron Ben-Ze'Ev et al.ARTICLEAgeing and Society2019References: 70

    The aim of this interdisciplinary study is to describe and analyse the meaning of love in relationships between couples living with Alzheimer's disease (AD). Despite the wealth of studies describing relationships in the face of AD, little is known about the experience and changing meaning of ‘love’ between spouses when one of them is suffering from AD. A qualitative narrative approach was used to capture what love means for couples when one spous…

  • Love and Time

    Aaron Ben-Ze’ev, Aaron Ben‐ze’ev et al.CHAPTEROxford Handbook of the Philosophy…2018

    The connection between romantic love and time has always fascinated lovers, who ask themselves if their love will endure always and forever. And if it does, will it be the same as it is now? This chapter argues that romantic love can indeed endure for a long time without necessarily declining into something like friendship or companionate love. In order to show this, it provides various conceptual tools that can help to understand enduring emotio…

  • How complex is your love? The case of romantic compromises and polyamory

    Open AccessAaron Ben‐ze’ev, Luke BrunningARTICLEJournal for the Theory of Social…2018

    This article highlights a somewhat neglected aspect of love (and of emotions in general): their complexity. We suggest distinguishing between three major related types of emotional complexity: emotional diversity, emotional ambivalence, and emotional behavior. The notion of emotional complexity has far‐reaching implications for understanding emotions and our wellbeing. This is illustrated by examining the notion of emotional complexity in two com…

  • Sexuality and the Internet

    Open AccessAaron Ben-Ze'Ev, Aaron Ben‐ze’evCHAPTERInternational Encyclopedia of the…2015

  • Satisfaction and Commitment in Long-Term Heterosexual Relationships

    Open AccessAaron Ben-Ze'Ev, Aaron Ben‐ze’evCHAPTERInternational Encyclopedia of the…2015

  • Love Online: Emotions on the Internet

    Open AccessAaron Ben-Ze'Ev, Aaron Ben‐ze’evBOOKLove Online2004

    Computers have changed not just the way we work but the way we love. Falling in and out of love, flirting, cheating, even having sex online have all become part of the modern way of living and loving. Yet we know very little about these new types of relationship. How is an online affair where the two people involved may never see or meet each other different from an affair in the real world? Is online sex still cheating on your partner? Why do pe…

  • Emotions Are Not Mere Judgments

    Open AccessAaron Ben‐ze’evARTICLEPhilosophy and Phenomenological…2004Cited by: 2References: 2

  • Emotional complexity in everyday life

    Open AccessAaron Ben-Ze’ev, Aaron Ben‐ze’ev et al.ARTICLESocial Science Information2004Cited by: 1References: 12

  • Aristotle on emotions towards the fortune of others

    Aaron Ben-Ze’ev, Aaron Ben‐ze’evCHAPTEREnvy, Spite and Jealousy2003

  • The Subtlety of Emotions

    Aaron Ben-Ze'Ev, Aaron Ben‐ze’evBOOKSubtlety of Emotions2000

    An informal yet rigorous exploration of human emotions in all their complexity and subtlety. Why do we cry at the movies? What is the best way to manage destructive feelings such as jealousy? Although emotions pervade our lives, their nature, causes, and effects have only recently been studied by social scientists and philosophers. Despite growing scientific interest in the subject, empirical findings have not yet caught up with our intuitive kno…

  • I Only Have Eyes For You’: The Partiality of Positive Emotions

    Open AccessAaron Ben‐ze’evARTICLEJournal for the Theory of Social…2000Cited by: 2

  • The Rationality and Functionality of Emotions

    Aaron Ben-Ze'Ev, Aaron Ben‐ze’evARTICLEThe European Legacy2000References: 14

    (2000). The Rationality and Functionality of Emotions. The European Legacy: Vol. 5, No. 1, pp. 49-63

  • Emotions and morality

    Open AccessAaron Ben-Ze'Ev, Aaron Ben‐ze’evARTICLEThe Journal of Value Inquiry1997

  • Emotional Intensity

    Open AccessAaron Ben-Ze'Ev, Aaron Ben‐ze’evARTICLETheory & Psychology1996

    The analysis of emotional intensity is crucial in understanding emotions; however, it has received little systematic attention in psychological and philosophical literature. This paper provides a general framework for the understanding of emotional intensity. It begins by a brief characterization of typical emotions and a discussion on the complexity of the concept of emotional intensity. In discussing variables of emotional intensity, two major …

  • Good Gossip

    Elizabeth Telfer, Robert F Goodman et al.ARTICLEThe Philosophical Quarterly1996

    Journal Article Book Reviews Get access Good Gossip. Edited by Robert F. Goodman and Aaron Ben-Ze’ev. ( Univ. Press of Kansas, 1994. Pp. vi + 215. Price $35.00 h/b, $14.95 p/b.) Elizabeth Telfer Elizabeth Telfer University of Glasgow Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The Philosophical Quarterly, Volume 46, Issue 185, October 1996, Pages 561–562, https://doi.org/10.2307/2956380 Published: 01 October 1996

  • The Intentional and Social Nature of Human Emotions: Reconsideration of the Distinction Between Basic and Non‐basic Emotions

    Open AccessAaron Ben‐ze’ev, AARON BEN‐ZE'EV et al.ARTICLEJournal for the Theory of Social…1996Cited by: 1References: 14

  • Understanding emotions

    Aaron Ben-Ze'Ev, Aaron Ben‐ze’evARTICLEHistory of European Ideas1994

  • You always hurt the one you love

    Open AccessAaron Ben-Ze'Ev, Aaron Ben‐ze’evARTICLEThe Journal of Value Inquiry1993

  • Envy and Inequality

    Aaron Ben-Ze'Ev, Aaron Ben‐ze’evARTICLEThe Journal of Philosophy1992

  • Anger and Hate

    Open AccessAaron Ben‐ze’ev, AARON BEN‐ZE'EVARTICLEJournal of Social Philosophy1992

  • Seeing our seeing and knowing our knowing

    Open AccessAaron Ben-Ze'Ev, Aaron Ben‐ze’evARTICLEContinental Philosophy Review1991References: 1