CEU Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2024
| Author | Yadav, Neelam |
|---|---|
| Title | Love as Identification |
| Summary | In this thesis, I present and argue for a new understanding of love, "love as identification," where love involves an enriching integration of the beloved into the lover's identity, thereby transforming the lover's identity. The thesis is divided into three chapters, each elucidating the identification view through various means. The first chapter presents and clarifies the identification view, using conceptual tools and examples, and outlining its essential conditions: choice, commitment, and rituals. The second chapter discusses the emotion view of love presented by two prominent theorists, Brown (1987) and Badhwar (2003), highlighting the similarities and differences with the identification view, and demonstrating the strengths of the latter. The third chapter explores the union view of love by Scruton (1987), Nozick (1989), and Solomon (1988), providing a critical contrast with the identification view, and again highlighting its strengths. Overall, this thesis proposes and argues for a new perspective on love. Through critical engagement with contemporary theories, it underscores the strengths of the identification view. |
| Supervisor | Cathy Mason |
| Department | Philosophy MA |
| Full text | https://www.etd.ceu.edu/2024/yadav_neelam.pdf |
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