Philosophy of Love

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What is love? To what extent can we choose to love? Is true harmony possible? What is the relationship between love and sex, lust, friendship, marriage, and the meaning of life? What are the ethical, moral, and cultural dimensions of love? This course will explore such questions by drawing upon major philosophical approaches to love—including Plato, the existentialists, as well as contemporary ideas—in order to examine the nature and meaning of human intimate relationships.