Since love is as diverse as there are countries and cultures. Love is normally one of those very few as a general rule of thumb that is supposed to be a united world language such as the number system. No matter where a person travels in the world, the numbering system is the same i.e. 1, 2, 3, 4….15 and so forth. It has been stipulated as written by Mr. Gary Chapman (1995), “… the need to feel loved is a primary human emotional need”. The three building blocks of love are: Passion which critically relates to physical and deep emotional arousal; Intimacy is the strong bonding connection between partners; and the last block is Commitment which is highly different form the other blocks in which both partners has to make a conscious decision to stay with one another. There are many more types of love but the four major types of love (in Greek) that build upon the blocks of love are: Agape (love) is the unconditional love that is not superficial but it is the love that no matter what flaw or short coming a partner may possess, looks beyond to the depth of the person and is satisfied with each others heart. Phileo (Filio) is the well known tender, kind, platonic love that fuels a friendship. Storge (affection) is the love directly responsible for the love parents naturally feel for their children and family members feel for each other. The last love type but not least is the Eros (love) which is the passionate and intense intimate love that partners feel for each other. Eros in…
There are three different types of love, your love for your family, which is never ending and will always be the love you depend on. However you may experience so rather harsh brawl with one another, but you can 't never seem to hate them. That’s actually the most important type of love, the one you have. The next type of love is the one you see on television and in every single music video or book ever. The love between two people that’s indestructible, the one that is overwhelming, the love…
What is love? Love is an abstract concept with many different meanings and definitions which can range from dear friend to passionate lover. Many psychologists have 6 or more categories for love; however the Greeks define love into four different categories such as Eros, Storge, Agape, and Philia. Each with a different meaning, signifying different types of love that can be felt. We have experienced at least three of the four types in our life and may experience all four in our lifetime. Not…
Two Types of Love in Plato's Symposium I have always thought that there was only one type of love, which was that feeling of overwhelming liking to someone else. I am aware that Lust does exist and that it is separate from Love, being that the desire for someone's body rather their mind. In Plato's Symposium, Plato speaks of many different types of love, loves that can be taken as lust as well. He writes about seven different points of view on love coming from the speakers that attend…
When one thinks about marriage, it is pretty common to think about love as well, but in reality, marriage and love don’t always correlate. In some point in history, father 's would give their daughters to men who promised to give something in exchange for them and to take them in and care for them. With or without her approval, this benefited the girl’s family because now they had one less mouth to feed. Love and romance was once considered to be a threat to noblemen and women, it was believed…
The Concept of Love The term “love” has a wide variety of meanings, each different than the rest. To some, love may simply mean having an attachment or desire to be with another; to others, love may feel like a complete entity that envelops you once you have found “the one.” However, to the Greeks, love could actually be categorized into three different classes: eros, agape, and phileo. These three types, although distinct in what they display, would all come to be adopted into the practice of…
Explain the different types of love in Shakespeare’s play ‘Romeo and Juliet’ Shakespeare’s play ‘Romeo and Juliet’ has become a major hit all over the world and is studied in depth in many places. In the play Shakespeare portrays three types of love; arranged marriage, true love and courtly love. Arranged marriage is shared between Juliet and Paris. Juliet is forced to marry Paris after a family loss. Romeo and Juliet share true love after meeting at a Capulet ball. Finally, courtly love is…
English language the word “love” has a pretty straight forward meaning, but we use the word in many complicated ways. The same word you describe your wife with is the same word you would use when you’re talking about your favorite TV show. Even though we use the same word to describe the different levels of love the ancient Greeks was able distinguished four different words for love and each one has their own unique meaning: storge, philia, eros, and agape. The first type of love, storge, is…
Love is something that most, if not all, people around the globe have given or received at some point of their lives. It is something we crave to experience and some spend their entire lives in search of someone to love or who will love them. But what is love? Many debate on whether love is a feeling or a decision. Is love something you can say about the things we like, such as foods and colors, or should it be used only for the people we truly love? Should you constantly remind the people you…
Symposium by Plato is a story which discusses the different types of love and how each type of man present in the story views love. Men give speeches, discussing the different types of love, the love of men being of the heavens, and love of women being of the earth. However, when analyzing the pieces, it becomes clear that there is more meaning to the writing than simply the existence of an earthly and a heavenly love. Rather, Plato wishes to convey a deeper, societal message in his writing. The…