In the Name of Love

A philosopher looks at our deepest emotions.

Loving You Is Breaking My Heart

Love, is "a many splendored thing"; but love also involves a lot of suffering—especially in the case of unrequited love. Love can feel like being in paradise as well as being in hell. In both cases, the best suggestion is to keep on going. Why is it that love is so ambivalent, and why do we keep on loving even when it leads to heartbreak? Read More

Unrequited Love

I have been in love for 7 years with someone who isn't available and somehow found a way to live with it. At first it was excruciating and now after all of this time, it simply makes me feel sad.

I have also found a way to put a lifetime (abuse) of suffering into words: Sanctuary of the Soul is my poetry book (www.soulpoetry.org) endorsed (to my amazement) by Elie Wiesel, Wayne Dyer, Nikki Giovanni, Drs. Alice Miller, Larry Dossey (14 others).

Kindest Regards, Alicia

Why do I keep on loving? There is nothing I can do to STOP loving.

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Aaron Ben-Zeév, Ph.D., is President and Professor of Philosophy at the University of Haifa. His books include: In the Name of Love: Romantic Ideology and its Victims.

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