Philia

Forms of mate selection. Can be discussed relative to parents’ selection and/or how one might select his/her spouse. Propinquity had much to do with the relationship between my husband and myself. We met in the military while stationed in Ft. Stewart, GA. We spent a lot of time doing the same things in the same areas. We got to know each other because of the proximity at which we worked to one another. There were other factors at play that came to our awareness as time progressed. We…

philosophers have pondered on “whether it is possible or plausible to make statements about others or ourselves being in love”. The US military has to make these calls all the time. They described personal love in three different ways: eros, agape, and philia. Sexual desire falls into eros. Philosophers thought of the love God has for us or familial love as agape. Phiala involves love of one's neighbor or business partner. Each of these loves must be looked at when discussing love and personal…

Life as we know it can be understood as a return on investment, just as the new shoes you bought at Nordstrom are. This idea turned reality called neoliberalism has been the forerunner of political economic power dating back to the 1970’s. Barring no one, the United States have ultimately been consumed by this subliminal force, disregarding if citizens are aware of its power, or even existence for that matter. In the readings analyzed throughout this course, we have seen neoliberalism in a…

her love, as it has no reference to Divine love, is perverted. She manipulates her sister’s love to accomplish her goal of seeing her sister choose her over her husband; yet, “this act of psychological manipulation goes against the deepest nature of philia” (Enright. 19). Orual’s manipulation stems from her jealousy; the satisfaction of her jealousy is more important than Psyche’s well-being. Thus, Orual kills the relationship between her and Psyche since she “considers her loves in terms of…

I have many social masks, I am a daughter, a sister, a friend, a girlfriend and a student. Although I have many social masks, I have yet to grow as an individual. I am dominated by my super-ego since I have very inferior feelings about myself. All my life I have struggled with facing my fears and letting people in. I believe this generated from how my father was when I was growing up. I grew up with a very strict father who made me feel like the world was a very dangerous place, I couldn’t do…