RE103 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Physicalism, Physical Attractiveness, Thích Nhất Hạnh
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Re103: lesson 1: introduction to love and it"s myths. Thich nhat hanh was an outspoken peace activist during the vietnamese war. One of the leading monks that thought there was great social injustices committed by both the communist force of the viet cong and the us. Says we need someone to love and we need to be loved. Even suggests that our heart may dry up if we don"t have anyone to love yet love can be very complex (desire) "love," which is derived from germanic forms of the sanskrit. Plato states about love beauty is interchangeable and the highest form of love. Aristotle having loving relationships promotes self knowledge as your beloved acts. Tinh: means a love with lots of heat and passions eros (c. s. Types of love lovers; love where people are face to face staring deeply and longingly at each other somewhat oblivious to everything else around them; conveyed in chick flicks; popular love.
