Essays on Love
The phrase “what is love?” can generate many thoughts. No matter what one might believe the word love means, it cannot be denied that love is an unavoidable feeling in our lives. Whether it is serious or humorous, it is seen in songs, books, and movies and is a continuous theme we see. A question many people ask is: “what is necessary for love?” Love is the most powerful thing someone can experience, and it is important to not let the word define your own type of love. Everyone experiences love differently; some people are very serious when it comes to love. The word “love” is used and abused in different settings; it can be used to express affection, such as saying “I am in love with you,” or to express pleasure, such as saying “I love coffee.” The love an individual has for their mother is different than the love felt for their dog, and even those feelings experienced can change depending on various situations.
It's necessary to say that something you love is something that you wanted, however, you cannot want something that you do not love. In English, the word “love” is derived from Germanic forms of the Sanskrit lube (desire), which causes problems with the definition and meaning. However, these problems are resolved by the reference of the Greek terms: eros, philia, and agape (Helm). Eros refers to love as constituting a passionate or intense desire for something, sometimes it is a sexual desire; philia refers to the appreciation and fondness for one another; agape is the paternal love of God for man and man for God, but also includes the love for all of humanity (Moseley). The epistemology of love asks how we may know when we're experiencing love, how we understand it, whether it is possible to make statements about others or ourselves about being in love. The epistemology of love is connected to the philosophy of language and theories of emotions. If love is purely an emotional condition, it is acceptable to argue that it remains a private experience that should not be open to others, except through an expression of language (Moseley). However, language may be a bad indicator of an emotional state, especially for the listener because they might perceive the statement wrong. Some individuals would say that the statement: 'I am in love is more complicated than other statements because it is a nonpropositional statement. Others may similarly present love as a non-cognitive occurrence.
Modern romantic love refers to Aristotle's version of love, where two people are found in each other's qualities-- one soul and two bodies (Sweet). It is thought of to be of a higher status, ethically, metaphysically, and aesthetically, than the love that behaviorists or physicalists describe. Physical determinists, those who believe the world is to be entirely physical and that every event has a prior cause, consider love to be an extension of the chemical-biological elements of the human creature and to be reasonable (Helm). In this manner, geneticists may imply the theory that the genes (someone’s DNA) form the criteria in any sexual or romantic choice, especially in choosing a spouse. However, for those who claim that love is nothing more than the physical attractiveness of a potential spouse, or to the blood ties of family and relations which imitate connections of family love, is that it does not capture the affections between those who cannot or wish not to reproduce, physicalism or determinism ignores the possibility of romantic, ideational love (Sweet). This may explain eros, but not philia or agape.
Some may say that love is a physical response to someone they feel attracted to. However, love encompasses a broad range of behavior, such as listening, attending to, and caring for others. It is easier to distinguish between liking and loving because to love someone is how you identify yourself with that other person, whereas no such notion of association is involved in liking. Those who consider love to be an appealing response would believe that love is understandable through the emotional and conscious feeling, but yet it provokes what cannot be captured in logical or expressive language (Helm).
T.S Eliot’s Journey of the Magi and The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock, Bruce Dawe’s Not So Good Earth and Robert Frost’s Out, Out each create pictures within their writing in order to engage the heart and mind of the reader. All poets implement …
Introduction Metaphysical poetry is characterized by many aspects and as one of the leading metaphysical poets, John Donne’s work employs wit, paradox, abstract images and use of conceits to create poetry that was “inspired by a philosophical conception of the universe and the role assigned …
Abstract A study of the content of the Daily Mail, examining whether it is anti-women. While circulation figures and content suggest the paper is successfully targeted at women, many critics have been vocal in saying that the paper is misogynistic and encourages self-hatred in women. …
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Through dedication, love, and courage, Tristan Thorne overcomes the strength and ability to grow up and become a man. The movie stardust is an adventure movie that brings thrill and excitement. As Tristan grows into being a mature man he faces many difficult tasks. Example, …
My audience for this essay is the young students at Enterprise State Community College, who enjoy a good love story about young love. I hope my essay will tell the key points of the similarities and differences of two major love stories that became movies …
To Celia is a love poem with a simple four line rhyme scheme (abcbabcb), written in first person. The over all tone of the poem is dreamy, optimistic, persistent, and gullibly innocent. The rhythm is smooth, and pensive, and seems to fall into an iambic …
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Porphyria’s Lover – Critical Essay by Scott Jackson Q – Choose a poem that is written in the form of a dramatic monologue. Explain how the poet exploits the features of a Dramatic Monologue in order to create a memorable impression of a character or …
SONG OF RADHA, THE MILKMAID —text and critical study by Mandira Chattopadhyaya Labels: Literary Criticism I carried my curds to the Mathura fair… How softly the heifers were lowing… I wanted to cry, “Who will buy The curds that is white as the clouds in …
Love is something defined as happiness, but what does love mean when it begins to hurt that person and traps them completely? The definition of love changes and becomes a continuous struggle to escape or run away from the evils it possesses. No matter how …
In many stories we are accustomed to, the “good” characters that are kind and affectionate triumph over the “evil”, who manipulate the weak through trickery. However, in Chaucer’s Miller’s Tale, the winner has qualities of a villain while the loser has benign qualities of winners. …