Lecture 9 Flashcards
what is author b’s thoughts on rationale love
love is not rationale, the more ‘whys’ the less love -> unconditional love (thinking book). once why goes away, does love?
what is author b’s thoughts on marriage for children
not real marriage
author b on infatuation directed at author a (quote)
‘you fear that when the enigma has gone love will cease, while I believe that only when it has gone does love begin’
author b on marriage w secrets
save yourself and your partner the trouble, its not worth it - neither of you truly know one another
author b and divorce
commends them on leaving false marriages
how does author b view duty
a friend of love
what does B think about A’s desire for love
A does not know love for love does not exist without duty and A revolts duty, leading in love always being defeated
what is A’s point about love and duty
love with duty isn’t real, love should exist without the need for duty
what is B’s point about love and duty
without duty, love always is defeated
what is duty
moral obligation
kant definition of marriage
contract for exchange for sexual organs
what is the purpose of marriage to author b
marriage has teleology (telos=purpose) in itself - as opposed to economic etc.
what are the two extremes of marriage that author b has disdain for
1) marrying for children
2) marrying with the intent not to have children
author b rules for marriage
1) one is not to get married for econimic purposes
2) one is not to get married for children
3) one is not to get married for the why
4) no secrets
why are secrets bad for marriage
no one will be happy because neither of you actually know each other
why does author b think that author a can’t know love
author a cannot really know love because love always has to be defeated. Duty always comes along and then love dies
on authors b’s love, when his romantic love transforms with duty and forms conjugal love, that is real and eternal love
why does author a think that duty and love are incompatible
if you are required to love someone (duty) is it really love? Isn’t the essence of love that it is free?
why does author b think about love and duty
it is necessary, love without duty is infatuation and infatuation never lasts. Without duty, love will always be defeated
