Love's Philosophy

About this book

Love comes in many forms and touches all our lives and despite its changing history it remains constant in human experience. Loves 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.