PHL 606 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Arthur Schopenhauer, Intrusive Thought, Limerence

• School: Ryerson University
• Department: Philosophy
• Course: PHL 606
• Professor: Christopher Thomson

Document Summary

Phl module 5 the nature of romantic love and the metaphysics of love. Limerence term for being in love: begins the moment another individual takes on special meaning; the other person could be a stranger or an old friend seen in a new perspective. Infatuation term for attraction: develops into a psychobiological pattern, beginning with intrusive thinking. As obsession gro(cid:449)s, all (cid:449)aki(cid:374)g hours tur(cid:374) i(cid:374)to thi(cid:374)ki(cid:374)g a(cid:271)out o(cid:374)e"s lo(cid:448)e o(cid:271)je(cid:272)t. Michael liebowitz divided human romantic love into two basic stages attraction and attachment: for some men and women there is a 3rd stage of romantic love detachment. Explanations for patterns of divorce: duration of marriage, decay around 4th year, demographics (age) men aged 25-29, women age 20-24 and 25-29, number of children, more children less likely, remarriage. O(cid:374)e"s (cid:272)ulture pla(cid:455)s a(cid:374) esse(cid:374)tial role i(cid:374) the (cid:272)hoi(cid:272)e of a partner and the timing and process of courting.