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PHILOSOPHY OF LOVE. WHAT? WHO?. PHILOSOPHY OF LOVE. WHO I AM IS ALWAYS MEDIATED THROUGH WHAT I AM. PHILOSOPHY OF LOVE. PASSION? ACTION?. PHILOSOPHY OF LOVE. PASSION “TO SUFFER” “TO UNDERGO” BEING A ‘PATIENT’: LOVE SICK EROS/AMOR/ “You made me love you. I didn’t want to do it.”
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PHILOSOPHY OF LOVE WHAT? WHO?
PHILOSOPHY OF LOVE WHO I AM IS ALWAYS MEDIATED THROUGH WHAT I AM
PHILOSOPHY OF LOVE PASSION? ACTION?
PHILOSOPHY OF LOVE PASSION “TO SUFFER” “TO UNDERGO” BEING A ‘PATIENT’: LOVE SICK EROS/AMOR/ “You made me love you. I didn’t want to do it.” “Love Potion #9”
PHILOSOPHY OF LOVE PASSION SOMETHING THAT HAPPENS/IS DONE TO ME TAKES CONTROL OF ME CUPIDITAS/CUPIDITY VENUS COM-PASSION: “TO SUFFER WITH”
PHILOSOPHY OF LOVE PASSION “DOIN’ WHAT COMES NATURALLY.” “Oh, oh! I’m falling in love again!”
PHILOSOPHY OF LOVE INSTINCTIVE ID LIBIDO/LIBIDINOUS ALL THIS PERTAINS TO WHAT WE ARE PHYSIS/NATURA, HUMAN NATURE i.e., WHAT IS GIVEN WITH BIRTH
PHILOSOPHY OF LOVE AS HUMANS, WE ARE MORE THAN WHAT
PHILOSOPHY OF LOVE WE ARE ALSO WHO
PHILOSOPHY OF LOVE ACTION WE ARE BEINGS WHO NOT ONLY RE-ACT BUT WHO ACT
PHILOSOPHY OF LOVE EXPERIENCE REFLECTION/DECISION ACTION I BECOME AN AGENT THE ONE WHO DOES
PHILOSOPHY OF LOVE WHO I AM IS ALWAYS MEDIATED THROUGH WHAT I AM
PHILOSOPHY OF LOVE THEREFORE IT IS POSSIBLE TO GIVE WHAT I AM WHILE WITHHOLDING WHO I AM: I CAN LIE, EXPLOIT DECEIVE, DE-PERSON-ALIZE
PHILOSOPHY OF LOVE AGAPE LOVE AS ACT FREE GIFT SELF-GIFT
PHILOSOPHY OF LOVE AUTHENTIC SELF-GIFT THE PROFOUNDEST ACT OF PERSON AS PERSON REQUIRES • MATURITY • SELF-POSSESSION • HONESTY
PHILOSOPHY OF LOVE AGAPE/SELF-GIFT IS THE ACT SELF-REVELATION TO THE OTHER ACCESSIBLE ONLY THROUGH FAITH/TRUST
PHILOSOPHY OF LOVE THE ACTS OF SELF-GIFT ARE THE SACRAMENTS OF OUR SELVES-- SHARED IN GRATITUDE THEY ENABLE US TO BE MOST FULLY HUMAN
PHILOSOPHY OF LOVE • THIS SELF-GIVING TAKES A LIFETIME • IT CANNOT BE TESTED OR DISCOVERED IN ADVANCE • COMMITMENT IS ESSENTIAL TO ITS UNFOLDING BECAUSE IT IS ESSENTIALLY DIRECTED AT THE FUTURE