About this title: This beautifully written book by one of the world's leading moral philosophers argues that the key to a fulfilled life is to pursue wholeheartedly what one cares about, that love is the most authoritative form of caring, and that the purest form of love is, in a complicated way, self-love. Harry Frankfurt writes that it is through caring that we infuse the world with meaning. Caring provides us with stable ambitions and concerns; it shapes the framework of aims and interests within which we lead our lives. The most basic and essential question for a person to raise about the conduct of his or ...
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Date Published: 2006-01-02
ISBN-13:9780691126241ISBN:0691126240
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Date Published: 2004-01-05
ISBN-13:9780691091648ISBN:0691091641
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Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Princeton Univ Pr
Date Published: 2006-01-02
ISBN-13:9780691126241ISBN:0691126240
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Binding: PAPERBACK
Publisher: Princeton University Press
ISBN-13:9780691126241ISBN:0691126240
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Princeton Univ Pr
Date Published: 2006
ISBN-13:9780691126241ISBN:0691126240
Description: New. This beautifully written book by one of the world's leading moral philosophers argues that the key to a fulfilled life is to pursue wholeheartedly what one cares about, that love is the most authoritative form of caring, and that the purest form of l... read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Princeton University Press, Princeton, N. J
Date Published: 2004
ISBN-13:9780691091648ISBN:0691091641
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: University Presses of California, Columbia and Pri
Date Published: 2006
ISBN-13:9780691126241ISBN:0691126240
Description: New. Argues that the key to a fulfilled life is to pursue wholeheartedly what one cares about, that love is the most authoritative form of caring, and that the purest form of love is, in a complicated way, self-love. The author writes that it is through ca... read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Date Published: 05/01/2004
ISBN-13:9780691091648ISBN:0691091641
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"i thought this was a lucid explanation of how we should logically approach the question of how to live our lives. not only by looking at what we want or desire, but at a deeper level what we care about, have interest in, what is important to us, and finally, what we love. i like how frankfurt shows that self-love, despite its reputation, can be one of the purest forms of love there is (if one defines love as frankfurt does). i thought it terse how frankfurt pointed out that when confronted with a decision regarding two seemingly incompatible desires, we can make a decision and decide which side of the fence we are on by taking an active role to achieve one's interests and what one cares about in the face of desires that are in direct opposition to those interests. these interests we side with are conducive to our agency, and thus a very important part of the kind of person we take ourself to be.
i don't agree with a few more fundamental stances frankfurt seems to take in this account of love. being big on choice and freedom, or the appearance of it, a few questions arise. when someone can't muster the will to do 'x', for example, is this because he can't or simply because he chooses not to or chooses not to want to? does this individual simply not see the value in doing 'x' herself, and thus doesn't choose to muster the will to do 'x'? i think the value implicit in much of the love frankfurt talks about is created and projected by individuals, as agents, and this would result in different foundations within the topic, but the end result would be comparable.
"Beyond the nature phenomena about Love. Fro Plato to Aristoteles, Kant, Russel and your self. Actually love without any condition and matter its truly from GOD."
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