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Is there such a thing as the philosophy of romance?

Romance is subsidiary to the concept of love. … To introductory articles are: Philosophy of Love (IEP) Love (SEP) The IEP has a short subsection devoted to the concept: Romantic love is deemed to be of a higher metaphysical and ethical status than …
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Can philosophy say that "love" doesn't exist?

Well, one might say 'Love is just a word' (YT). However, deepities aside, to take an analytical and linguistic approach to answering the question, the term 'love' is polysemous. … Now, according to a nominalist (SEP) love doesn't exist, at least in the physical sense, and is a fiction of sort to describe a certain human experience. …
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Epictetus quote on Love and Wise

To declare the power to love to be under the purview of the wise is therefore a claim about the essential nature of love: it is a choice, not a compulsion. … Thus, an act of love to a stoic must be a good choice coming from a place of wisdom. Only then will love allow for the fulfillment of eudaimonia. …
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Is sexual love merely a manifestation of human biological needs?

love. … love. …
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