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In The Name of Love
Aaron Ben-Ze'ev
Ruhama Goussinsky
其他書名
Romantic ideology and its victims
出版
OUP Oxford
, 2008-02-21
主題
Psychology / Social Psychology
Philosophy / Mind & Body
Psychology / Psychopathology / General
Social Science / Criminology
ISBN
0191546534
9780191546532
URL
http://books.google.com.hk/books?id=0RRREAAAQBAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api
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註釋
We yearn to experience the idealized love depicted 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 happened 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 disparity. A major study case of the book 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 a former or present spouse or boyfriend. 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 love (as in the name of God). 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 its future in modern society.