Intersubjectivity and Love Flashcards
Can be shared with other people
Intersubjectivity
Can be defined through our experiences
Love
Romance, Act of possessing “I love you” has to come “you are mine”, synonym to sex
Pre-conceptions of Love
His view of 3 seasons of falling in love; Being loved rather than loving, the object loved rather than on faculty of loving, Confusion between initial state of falling in love and permanent standing in love
Eric Fromm
We also have duty to love the other
Being loved rather than on loving
Initial-happy in the beginning of relationship; love should last
Confusion between the initial state of falling in love and permanent standing in love
Focused on the feeling; love is a romantic story; optimistic
The object loved rather than on faculty of loving
One of the most basic experience of the human person because of self-awareness; Fills emptiness
Loneliness and love
Meeting of presence; appeal to meet or know more
The loving encounter
Should be reciprocated
Reciprocity of love
When love is reciprocated, it becomes fruitful, it becomes creative; mutual understanding; shared world; “we”; you become inspired and productive
Creativity of love
Only when the beloved said “yes” love becomes fruitful; you should not lose your identity; self-realization
Union of Love
When we give, we feel happiness; a gift something I cause another; the self in love is also a gift
Love is the gift of self
Not abstract but concrete; you do not just love in imagination
Love is historical
Love is liberation; thrives in freedom; is not a bandage; accept each other differences
Equality in love
