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Technicalities of Love
Love is a condition or phenomenon of emotional primacy, or absolute value.. Love
generally includes an emotion of intense attraction to either another person, a
place, or thing; and may also include the aspect of caring for or finding
identification with those objects, including self-love. Love can describe an
intense feeling of affection, an emotion or an emotional state. In ordinary use,
it usually refers to interpersonal love, an experience usually felt by a person
for another person.
The concept of love, however, is subject to debate. Some deny the existence of
love. Others call it a recently invented abstraction, sometimes dating the
invention to courtly Europe during or after the middle ages (though this is
contradicted by the sizable body of ancient love poetry). Others maintain that
love really exists, is not an abstraction, but is indefinable; being a quantity
which is spiritual, metaphysical, or philosophical in nature. Some psychologists
maintain that love is the action of lending one’s “boundary� or “self
esteem� to another. Others attempt to define love by applying the definition
to everyday life.
Love has several different meanings in the English language, from something that
gives a little pleasure to something for which one would die. And in contrast to
the definition above, frequently people use the verb “love� to indicate want
or desire for themselves as opposed to for another. For example: “I love that
lamp� does not refer to desiring wellness for the lamp, but rather to the
desire for the lamp. The word also frequently indicates elevated appreciation or
admiration: “I love that artist,� an individual might state.
Cultural differences make any universal definition of love difficult to
establish. Expressions of love may include the love for a soul or mind, the love
of laws and organizations, love for a body, love for nature, love of food, love
of money, love for learning, love of power, love of fame, and love for the
respect of others. Different people place varying degrees of importance on the
kinds of love they receive. Love is essentially an abstract concept, easier to
experience than to explain. Many believe, as stated originally by Virgil, that “Love
conquers all�, or as stated by The Beatles, “All you need is love�.
Bertrand Russell describes love as a condition of ‘absolute value’, as
opposed to relative value.
Types Of Love
Agape - the term was used by the early Christians to refer to the special love
for God and God’s love for humanity
Courtly love - a late medieval conventionalized code prescribing certain conduct
and emotions for ladies and their lovers
Erotic love (eros) - affection characterized by sexual desires
Familial love - affection brokered through kinship connections, intertwined with
concepts of attachment and bonding
Free love - sexual relations according to choice and unrestricted by marriage
Philia - used in the New Testament, philia is a human response to something that
is found to be delightful. Also known as “brotherly love�
Platonic love - a close relationship in which sexual desire is non-existent or
has been suppressed or sublimated
Puppy love - romantic affection that is not “mature� or not “true.� The
term is often used with negative connotations, insinuating that love between
youngsters is less genuine or valuable
Religious love - devotion to one’s deity or theology
Romantic love - affection characterized by a mix of emotional intimacy and
sexual desire
True love - love without condition, motive or attachment. Loving someone just
because they are themselves, not their actions or beliefs in particular. Also
referred to as unconditional love.
Unrequited love - affection and desire not reciprocated or returned
Lust-love - affection characterized by lust, caring about the desired one for a
short amount of time, in other words, semi-true love
Instantaneous love - Love that occours the instant that one person comes in
contact with another and feels a deep connection or attraction to the other.
Also known as “love at first sight� and refered to commonly in many fairy
tales and folk lore and literature.
Sacrificial love - the act of sacrificing one’s life, or something of great
importance, soley on the basis of love.
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