For love's sake, haven't you got it yet, Robin? Rhododendrophilia!!!
mj
Robin Hamilton wrote:
>Martin and Christopher:
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>So I got it wrong, so sue me.
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>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.
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>... which leaves the problem of a pig in the middle term for love for small
>furry pets, children, aged parents and others.
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>Right, eros/caritas/agape (as both of you point out) is a stunning
>conflation of Greek agape and Latin caritas ...
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> But how do you term The Third (Tony's) Way?
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>... 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."
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> Sexual love, divine love, social love ...
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>Perhaps the word "love" (like "democracy") ought to come with an health
>warning -- "Please adjust your semantics before leaving this convenience."
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>Titivullus
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