Eros (love)

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Eros (ἔρως érōs) is passionate love, with sensual desire and longing. The Modern Greek word "erotas" means "(romantic) love". Plato refined his own definition. Although eros is initially felt for a person, with contemplation it becomes an appreciation of the beauty within that person, or even becomes appreciation of beauty itself. Plato does not talk of physical attraction as a necessary part of love, hence the use of the word platonic to mean, "without physical attraction". Plato also said Eros helps the soul recall knowledge of beauty, and contributes to an understanding of spiritual truth. Lovers and philosophers are all inspired to tell the truth by eros, the god of love. The most famous ancient work on the subject of eros is Plato's Symposium, which is a discussion among the teachers and students of Socrates on the nature of eros. The term erotic is derived from eros.

Eros can also be defined as the longing for wholeness or completeness, and is used to describe fulfillment between man/woman and man/Gods. Thomas Jay Oord defines eros as intentional response to promote overall well-being by enhancing or appreciating what is valuable or good.

Eros and C.G. Jung

Carl Jung used the term eros to denote the basic fundamental of feminine psychology: “Women’s psychology is founded on the principal of eros, the great binder and loosener, whereas from ancient times the ruling principal ascribed to men is logos. The concept of eros could be expressed in modern times as psychic relatedness, and that of logos as objective interest.” (CW vol. X, p. 123, pp. 255) This points to his theory of the anima/animus syzygy of the male and female psyches. According to Jung, men possess the anima in their unconscious, and this is a caricature of the feminine eros. It is a part of personal individuation for men to confront their anima, by accepting eros (a trait pushed out of phalocratic society). Also intrinsic to this is the ability to see beyond the projected ego and assimilate this into our conscious being. This is eros, as it is the 'desire for wholeness,' which is necessary for us to become in-tune with our selves. By understanding 'passionate love' and the 'desire for wholeness' as 'psychic relatedness,' Jung also demonstrates that the desire for love is a desire for interconnection and interaction with other sentient beings.

SOCRATES is the European Community action programme in the field of education. The second phase of the programme covers the period January 1 2000 to December 31 2006. It draws on the experiences of the first phase (1995-1999) building on the successful aspects of the programme,
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Erotica (from the Greek Eros - "desire") — refers to works of art, including literature, photography, film, sculpture and painting, that deal substantively with erotically stimulating or arousing descriptions.
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Thomas Jay Oord (b. 1965) is a philosopher and theologian who specializes in research related to love, relational thought (including relational theism), and science and religion.

Education

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Carl Gustav Jung

A recent edition of Jung's partially autobiographical work Memories, Dreams, Reflections.
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Logos (Greek λόγος
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Syzygy (IPA: /ˈsɪzɨʤi/) is a kind of unity, especially through coordination or alignment, most commonly used in the astronomical and/or astrological sense.
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Personified concepts

Muses
Nemesis
Moirae
Cratos
Zelus
Nike
Metis
Charites
Oneiroi

Adrasteia
Horae
Bia
Eros
Apate
Themis
Eris
Thanatos
Hypnos

In Greek mythology, Eros
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The Four Loves

Author C.S. Lewis
Country Ireland
Language English
Genre(s) Philosophy
Publisher Harvest Books
Publication date 1960
Media type Print (Hardback & Paperback)
ISBN 0156329301

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A number of different Greek words for love, as the Greek language distinguishes how the word is used. Ancient Greek has three distinct words for love: eros, philia, and agape.
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Limerence, as posited by psychologist Dorothy Tennov, is an attempt at a scientific study into the nature of romantic love. The meaning of the word, which was coined by Tennov in 1977, is an involuntary
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Agapē (IPA: /ˈægəpiː/^[1]) (Gk. αγάπη [aˈɣa.
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For other uses of "philia", see Philia (disambiguation).

"Philia" (Greek: φιλíα) in Aristotle's Nicomachean Ethics is usually translated "friendship",^[1]
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