In The Name of Love : Romantic Ideology and Its Victims, Hardcover

by Ben-Ze'Ev, Aaron; Goussinsky, Ruhama

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In The Name of Love : Romantic Ideology and Its Victims, Hardcover by Ben-Ze'Ev, Aaron; Goussinsky, Ruhama, ISBN 0198566492, ISBN-13 9780198566496, Like New Used, Free shipping in the US We yearn to experience the idealized love in so many novels, movies, poems, and popular songs. Ironically, it is the idealization of love that arms it with its destructive power. Popular media consistently remind us that love is all we need, but statistics concerning the rate of depression and suicides after divorce or romantic break up remind us what might happen if "all that we need" is taken away. This book is about our ideals of love, our experiences of love, the actual disparity between the two, and the manners of coping with this A major study case of th concerns men who have murdered their wives or partners allegedly "out of love." It is estimated that over 30% of all female murder victims in the United States die at the hands of former or present spouses or boyfriends. How can murdering a loved one be associated with the assumed moral and altruistic love? Not only is love intrinsically ambivalent, but it can also give rise to dangerous consequences. Some of the worst evils have been committed in the name of A unique collaboration between a leading philosopher in the field of emotions and a social scientist, In the Name of Love presents fascinating insights into romantic love and it's future in modern society.

• ISBN: 9780198566496
• Condition: Fine

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