Bestowal without Appraisal: Problems in Frankfurt's Characterization of Love and Personal Identity

Harry Frankfurt characterizes love as "a disinterested concern for the existence of what is loved, and for what is good for it." As such, he views romantic love as an inauthentic paradigm for love since such love desires reciprocation, sexual gratification and so on. I argue that Frankfurt...

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Veröffentlicht in:Ethical Theory and Moral Practice. - Springer, 1998. - 12(2009), 2, Seite 153-168
1. Verfasser: Foster, Gary (VerfasserIn)
Format: Online-Aufsatz
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: 2009
Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk:Ethical Theory and Moral Practice
Schlagworte:Frankfurt Bestowal Appraisal Romantic love Social identity Identification Historicity Agape Eros Reciprocity mehr... Care Self-love