Hi Erin,
General Theory of Love by Lewis, Amini, etc. It's on
Amazon.com. It talks about the limbic brain, which is
the mammalian brain, the part of the brain that gets
imprinted. Nietzsche talks about it all the time: his
themes of "overcoming." What do you overcome? What was
imprinted in you as a kid. Bowlby also talked about
it, his attachment stuff. It's all limbic. General
Theory of Love is a brain basis for what Nietzsche was
talking about. End of the Affair hits on it: Julianne
Moore's character can't sustain her love for Ralph
Fiennes and seeks a divine love. BUT I never thought
of Henry James in that way but you're right I think. I
have not seen Wings of the Dove, but Washington Square
and Portrait of a Lady I've read. He is dark ain't he?
I guess that's the point: we are automatic creatures
for a large extent and "unenlightened" people will
seek it and find it empty. Graham Greene is a little
more hopeful than Henry James in that regard. With
Pirsig being akin to William James, Henry James is
pertinent I think. I'll have to think about it. Thanks
for that.
Ultimately what gives humans dignity is a choice. Like
Gatsby. Even though he was obsessive in an animal way
in his love, he made a choice to "be" that obsessive
animal. He gave his life to protect what was an
"accidental" love.
Anyway love is complicated, and I don't know Pirsig's
thoughts on it.
Angus
--- enoonan <enoonan@kent.edu> wrote:
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> Hi Angus,
> I just wanted to let you know that I thought what
> you are saying is really
> interesting. I watched the End of The Affair--it was
> good.
> I wanted to ask you when reading your email what
> came to mind was movies I've
> seen based on Henry James novels like Wings of the
> Dove-- does this capture
> the GTof Love and Is General Theory of Love a book?
>
> Erin
>
>
> >The General Theory Of Love gets into this. What's
> the
> >problem? You learn to love a mix of your parents:
> >called the imago. So you fall in love with a mix of
> >them. Who you are attracted to is programmed into
> to
> >of a sort. What's the problem? Your love for your
> >parents is "accidental" and does not reflect your
> >"true" self. A higher love is self-love, but you
> learn
> >"accidental" love as a kid. Yes, accidental love
> works
> >for a lot of people but then it wears off. A love
> >based on self-love is a higher and stronger love
> than
> >accidental love. The problem is you are attracted
> to
> >accidental lovers and you are NOT attracted to
> >self-love lovers. It's a sucky problem.
>
> >> Although many of "love"
> >> relationships are about security
> >> and stem from fear there is a higher love (I
> don't
> >> think of myself as a cold-hearted cynic) but I
> think
> >> it is very different from the attachment love
> >The End of The Affair by Graham Greene gets into
> this.
> >The movie is good too. Self-love becomes a sort of
> >divine love. Sustaining passionate love is too much
> >for the flesh.
> >
> >Angus
> >
> >
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