Philosophy and Love
From Plato to Popular Culture
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 20028645 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Linnell Secomb (corresponding author) |
| Year | 2007 |
| Pages | 176 |
| Publication date | 2007-05-11 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | BOOK |
| Venue | Philosophy and Love (SOURCE_BOOK) |
| Publisher | Edinburgh University Press (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.3366/edinburgh/9780748623679.001.0001 |
| OpenAlex | W4229930021 |
| Open Library | OL19305368M |
| ISBN | 9780748623679 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 8 |
This book introduces historical and contemporary philosophical reflections on love. It brings together philosophy with cultural analysis to provide an account of conventional theories of love as well as the controversial reformulations evident in same-sex desire, cross-cultural love and internet romance. Starting with Plato, but focusing especially on contemporary European philosophy, the book introduces figures such as Nietzsche, Beauvoir, Irigaray, Derrida and Fanon. Explaining these philosophical approaches, it also engages with cultural productions — ranging from Sappho to Frankenstein, and from Hiroshima Mon Amour to Desperate Housewives — enabling an exchange between philosophical and cultural theories. Love stories are also central to this interdisciplinary book, revealing the ethical and the political as well as the personal implications of lover's discourses. Embracing both the sentimental and the political, this deconstructive reading discloses the paradoxes, conflicts and intensities of the love relation.
Epistemology · Critical Theory and Philosophy · Philosophy · Philosophy, Ethics, and Existentialism · Love
| Unique citing works | 8 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,5 |
| Citation span | 2010 - 2023 (14) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 8 |