It Must Have Been Love

Looking at his first objection, selfless love isn’t meaningful love, Ayn Rand states, “A selfless disinterested love is a contradiction in terms: it means that one is indifferent to that which one values” (Rand, #?) Meaning a person who is selfless, values others, but being disinterested, by this I take as meaning detached in a sense, the person is loving not because they love the values of a person but because they are suppose to love all people. Rand states that going along with being selfless…

“What We Talk About When We Talk About Love” by Raymond Carver 1981, we find the author giving a modern day approach to a question we have all asked ourselves. What is love? This story is set in the kitchen of a married, professional couple, where they are joined by another couple they are friends with. During the course of the evening the 2 couples begin a conversation depicting the many phases and faces of love. One of the women, Terri, understands love as an abusive boyfriend taught it to…

Guillermo Vasquez Ms. Bauman Essay 1 – Midterm 1 March 2016 Topic: Compare and contrast The Cloud of Unknowing and The Epistle on Sufism in relationship to how it relates to God, specifically between love, knowledge, and humility. The Cloud of Unknowing and The Epistle on Sufism, are both considered mysticisms because they both agree on the belief that direct knowledge of God, spiritual truth, or ultimate reality can be attained through subjective experience. In other words, a religious…

entire life, I have been shaped into the man I am today by compassion and love. These are the most important ideals that you can impress on another being. In Merton’s Love and Need, Merton touches on the idea of opening yourself up to love and allowing yourself to feel love for another person. In Benedicts Verbum Domini, Benedict takes Merton’s ideas and connects them with a love for God and receiving loves god in turn. Finally, in Pope Francis’s Laudato Si’, he touches on not only love for your…

of love is represented through symbols and each have their own meaning. The first is the idea of a love slipper. It represents the idea of easy love and how love can just fit on anyone or anyone can fit into love, “they thought love was like an old slipper: pull it on and it fits.” it also means comfortable love. Yet a slipper doesn’t last very long it will deteriorate and become wrecked and warped if not cherished. Another symbol from the poem is a shoe. For a shoe to be perfect it must have…

An important discussion that has been had and is being discussed by philosophers is the idea of what is good and how we should live. Two of these philosophers are Aristotle and Augustine, and each of them have similar but very different ideas of what is good for humankind. In this essay, the two philosophers’ thoughts will be discussed as well as which is most clear and practical for the use of man. Aristotle was a Grecian philosopher from 384-322 B.C.E. who was a student of Plato and the…

In the dialogue Euthyphro, Socrates inquires into the nature of piety and goodness by questioning Euthyphro, whom Socrates deems to be somewhat of an expert on moral matters. Euthyphro defines piety as being that which the gods love. Socrates argues that this definition brings about a dilemma (named the Euthyphro dilemma) that Socrates believes has only two options, both of which challenge the common role that god and religion play in relation to morality. I will argue that perhaps these two…

strategically“sucked up” to Lear, boosting his ego. However,Cordelia did not want to make a spectacle of her love for Lear's entertainment. Lear was very open and honest to the fact that he thought of Cordelia as his favorite daughter nonetheless, his ego led him into banishing her from his sight forever. Furthermore, as Goneril and Regane watched they came to the conclusion that no one is safe and that they must fend for themselves. This interpretation would lead to lots of hurt and pain for…

the other hand, the American people are also responsible for not “opposing their government’s policy, especially in time of war” (1). The Vietnam war being a symptom makes money and pride the disease. King suggests that the “cure” for the disease is love, compassion…

Choosing a mate is life’s single most important challenge, says Dr. Neil Warren on page two of his book, “Finding The Love of Your Life.” In the 161 following pages, Dr. Warren explains through ten principles why the selection of a spouse is of utmost important. These critical principles were formulated based upon his experiences as a psychologist. He found that the search for a future spouse is often thought of lightly, but this pursuit is not a matter of luck, nor should it be done in jest.…