Theories of love are found in the works of scientists, philosophers, a…

Mortimer Adler
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Theories of love are found in the works of scientists, philosophers, and theologians.
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We are selfish when we are exclusively or predominantly concerned with the good for ourselves. We are altruistic when we are exclusively or predominantly concerned with the good of others. ✨ Mortimer … ▶
Conjugal love, or the friendship of spouses, persists after sexual desires have weakened, withered, and disappeared. ✨ Desires, Right & Wrong: The Ethics of Enough.
I find the selectivity of erotic love - the choice of this man or this woman - much more intelligible if liking the person is the origin of sexual interest, rather than the other way.
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If you never ask yourself any questions about the meaning of a passage, you cannot expect the book to give you any insight you do not already possess. ✨ Mortimer J. Adler, Charles Van Doren (2014). H … ▶

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