Philia

Love is one of the main themes in literature; it is present in the works of all time, from mythology to nowadays. Numerous philosophers’ thought together about this theme without managing to determine it’s meaning. In spite of the difficulty to give a meaning to this term, we know that love is an attachment we carry for someone. However, love takes a meaning when it is shared or lived. Which excludes for example the love of the nature or the love for shopping because there isn’t any reciprocity.…

life as well as change the way we live in a negative or positive way. Friendships is the unit that many look to in their times of need, for advice, or just someone to talk to in general. However in this world these “friendships” that exist “overlook philia, the slower-burning and longer lasting complement” (Akst 84). Askt brings about the idea of all of the “friends” that one may have but the friendship that we possess is “diluted” and will not fulfill the true meaning of friendship being…

III. Secluded Life with Friends Epicurus’s secluded life in the Garden demonstrates the pursuit of ataraxia thrives in an envi-ronment where unnecessary disturbances can be readily avoided and the blessings of friendship permeate. In fact, Epicurus advises us that “the purest security is that which comes from a quiet life and withdrawal from the many” (PD 14). For the reason that we cannot serve political inter-est without giving up individual freedom(Hibler 37), we should live in…

Post World War II, the Homophile movement was consciously disavowing openly homosexual acts in attempt to shift the attitudes of social majority by shaping an image aligned with –philia (fondness and love) in opposed to sex (Suâarez 127). Meanwhile, filmmakers under the scrutiny from Motion Picture Production Code were made to abide by the rules of “don’ts and be carefuls”, unable to employ passionate, sexual, and “pervasive” scenes in the plot (Mondello). During this time, Kenneth Anger made…

Alabama in 1963 with a man named Martin Luther King Jr who is also jailed unfairly, which is similar to Socrates’ situation. It is an epic about the fight for justice and the fight to change the views of the Church in the 1960s and an epic about philia, a term that the Greeks described as friendship developed…

Overview Paraphilias is derived from the Greek word “Para” which means around or beside and the word “Philia” which means love. A term coined in the early 1900’s to describe atypical sexual behaviors. It is described as an emotional disorder that are ascertained to be as sexually arousing fantasies, recurrent behaviors that interferes with social function and other important daily functioning. Regarded as a sexual dysfunction, people with paraphilic condition have intense sexual fantasies and…

taught. There are many different types of love according to researchers. While researchers may believe in certain loves, other groups may believe differently. Many questions are asked about love, one being “Is love best understood as agape, eros, philia, something else, or all of these?” (Oord 923). Some researchers have actually determined for themselves the amount, and types of love they believe are out there. One being John Lee who “characterized 6 major types of love: eros (erotic desire…

Aristotle is one of the earliest ancient Greek philosophers to discuss on the topic of Philia, which is usually translated to friendship. For Aristotle, the notion of living a good life constitutes the relationships between human beings. As social creatures, we form numerous friendships throughout the different stages in life, and these friendships varies in different degrees. Ultimately, Aristotle believes that we should maintain and keep the ‘perfect’ friendship. This is necessary for our…

Thesis The four loves by C.S. Lewis is a Christian book which is one of the famous books written by Lewis among his last books. Lewis looks at the topic of love and describes it using the four Greek words; Affection-storge, Friendship-philia, Romantic Love-eros and Charity-agape. The main thesis of the book is that love ceases to become love when it becomes a god and love is due to this can becomes a demon. Love is a lovely gift from God but sometimes people are willing to serve love as the…

What do you picture when you hear the word love? Is it a long walk on the beach or a kiss in the rain? A white tablecloth dinner or a dozen red roses? Do you picture John Cusack holding a boombox outside Diane’s window or do you hear Paul McCartney singing ‘Maybe I’m Amazed’? In any case, it is evident that the word ‘love’ has many different definitions and personal connotations. So while research has recently begun to explore the complex neural basis behind this powerful emotion, it is my…