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Beyond Romance
Contributor(s): Dillon, M. C. (Author)

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 ISBN: 0791450988     ISBN-13: 9780791450987
Publisher: State University of New York Press
OUR PRICE: $33.20  

Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: October 2001
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BISAC Categories:
- Philosophy | History & Surveys - Modern
- Philosophy | Movements - Humanism
- Philosophy | Movements - Phenomenology
Dewey: 128.46
LCCN: 2001042919
Physical Information: 0.45" H x 6.1" W x 8.98" L (0.63 lbs) 208 pages
Features: Bibliography
Review Citations: Reference and Research Bk News 02/01/2002 pg. 7
 
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Beyond Romance critiques the romantic ideal that predominates contemporary thought and practice-it defines, explores, and advocates authentic love as a preferable alternative. The author claims that you can't genuinely love a person you don't know, and that the quality of love depends on the quality and extent of the knowing. Drawing heavily from the work of Merleau-Ponty, Dillon also takes up the classical treatments of love from Plato to the present, emphasizing Hegel, Freud, Sartre, and Derrida. Dillon argues that much of contemporary erotic malaise is traceable to the flaws in the romantic model, and that authentic love addresses these mistakes and promises relief.
 
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