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CC.112 Philosophy of Love (MIT)

This course explores the nature of love through works of philosophy, literature, film, poetry, and individual experience. It investigates the distinction among eros, philia, and agape. Students discuss ideas of love as a feeling, an action, a species of 'knowing someone,' or a way to give or take. Authors studied include Plato, Kant, Buber, D. H. Lawrence, Rumi, and Aristotle. This course is part of the Concourse program at MIT.... Show More

Keywords:: Classics, D.H. Lawrence, Buber, sex, universal longing, Plato, agape, intention, ocwc, Ethics, ethics, duty, philia, sexual longing, eros, friendship, mutuality, Sartre, oec, Political Philosophy, romantic longing, robot, Kant, Rumi, power, unconditional love, Aristotle

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Humanities / English / Literature

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Material Type:: Online Course
Date Added to MERLOT:: August 6, 2014
Date Modified in MERLOT:: July 8, 2021
Author:: Dr. Lee Perlman
Submitter:: The Open Education Consortium
Primary Audience:: College General Ed
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Language:: English
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