Talk:Philosophy of love

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Article needs solid overview of current theories for referencing first section - perhaps Alan Soble, who I can't seem to access, or someone similar Jacobisq (talk) 10:57, 16 October 2012 (UTC)

PS Is Popper really a philosopher of love?!! News to me, but maybe.... 11:03, 16 October 2012 (UTC)

I agree. I think that this article needs a clearer overview and lead. Not only in the current theories section but in the general overview of the page as well, so that people can know what to expect when reading through the article. Plan525 (talk) 04:22, 2 October 2024 (UTC)

I've added some general discussion of common problems in the philosophy of love, as well as several citations. Do we think we can remove the maintenance template? Oraclesto (talk) 15:53, 18 January 2026 (UTC)

Eastern Philosophies

We seem to have a lot of Western philosophies here. Are there no Eastern philosophies of love? Tbeasley0504 (talk) 22:53, 28 December 2012 (UTC)

Oh, wait. It is here. It's small though. We need to add more information. Tbeasley0504 (talk) 00:13, 29 December 2012 (UTC)

There are a lot of Hindu theologian-philosophers, as well as scriptures and religious poetry, that talk about love, both love of God / Krishna / Bakhti, as well

as marital love or affairs - they have whole shastras about it, which could be considered 'philosophy' if Aquinus is.... Nathanielfirst (talk) 22:09, 18 October 2017 (UTC)

I'm looking at Eastern theories and seeing that they are exclusively religious in category. Are there non-religious philosophical theories of love, perhaps contemporary (I agree most all of our historical philosophical material is religious), that are worth including? I am just wary of Orientalist perceptions of the East conflated with mysticism, religion, etc. so I want to see if we can avoid replicating that on this page. Also, it may be worth rethinking our divisions on the page of "East" v "West," which feels a bit dated in 2026, but I'll think more on this, as I don't have a solid suggestion for reorganization yet.

If a couple of us could work on it, I think we could flesh out a very strong update to this page. I'm eager to contribute, but I don't have all the chops or expertise on this topic. Anyone else in? Oraclesto (talk) 15:29, 18 January 2026 (UTC)

Not part of main love article?

This seems liked a subset of the main Love article with some text copied from (or to?) it directly... should this be embedded in that, or fleshed out more fully? I am no subject expert of course. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Snarfa (talk • contribs) 20:26, 28 February 2013 (UTC)

wrong person?

Jean-Pierre Rousselot in the list of ppl doesn't seem like he had anything to do with love, instead he was into languages... instead I think the link should be Pierre Rousselot, a different person who wrote "The Problem of Love in the Middle Ages: A Historical Contribution" Nathanielfirst (talk) 17:14, 14 October 2017 (UTC)

Wiki Education assignment: Adult Development Spring 2023

This article was the subject of a Wiki Education Foundation-supported course assignment, between 17 April 2023 and 17 July 2023. Further details are available on the course page. Student editor(s): Smerblah, Rjgoodwin (article contribs).

— Assignment last updated by Rjgoodwin (talk) 20:39, 22 June 2023 (UTC)

Formatting of this article

This article seems to be written in an essay format, but it should be written in an informational formatting instead. It is not meant to convince people of a certain ideology. I'm going to work on rewording what is already written in my sandbox, and won't move it over to this page unless it is evaluated by others. I will add a link to my sandbox edits here once I begin working on this. Smerblah (talk) 15:43, 7 June 2023 (UTC)

Special:MyPage/sandbox Smerblah (talk) 16:23, 7 June 2023 (UTC)