On 17/1/05 1:11 PM, "Robin Hamilton" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> I'd always taken it that "eros" was a term for sexual love -- 'lust' in
> English? -- while "agape" was the term for love of by/from god.
>
> ... which leaves the problem of a pig in the middle term for love for small
> furry pets, children, aged parents and others.
>
> Right, eros/caritas/agape (as both of you point out) is a stunning
> conflation of Greek agape and Latin caritas ...
>
> But how do you term The Third (Tony's) Way?
>
> ... whether or not there's a legitimate term for it, there's an area between
> lust and utterly altruistic love which comes in on the phrase, "I love my
> rhododendron bushes when they're in bloom."
Would that be the philia one? Though the kissing is a problem, especially
with furry pets and rhododendrons.
What about words for not loving? Like, I am so not loving my novel at the
moment...
I'd better get back to it. I'm being very bad.
A
Alison Croggon
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