"Love" is an emotion of strong affection and personal attachment.
In philosophical context, love is a virtue representing all of human
kindness,compassion, and affection. Love is central to many
religions, as in the Christian phrase, "God is love" or Agape in the
Canonical gospels. Love may also be described as actions towards
others (or oneself) based on compassion, or as actions towards
others based on affection.
"Impersonal Love"
A person can be said to love an object, principle, or goal if they value
it greatly and are deeply committed to it. Similarly, compassionate
outreach and volunteer workers' "love" of their cause may sometimes
be borne not of interpersonal love, but impersonal love coupled with
altruism and strong spiritual or political convictions.People can also
"love" material objects, animals, or activities if they invest themselves
in bonding or otherwise identifying with those things.If sexual passion
is also involved, this condition is called paraphilia.
In philosophical context, love is a virtue representing all of human
kindness,compassion, and affection. Love is central to many
religions, as in the Christian phrase, "God is love" or Agape in the
Canonical gospels. Love may also be described as actions towards
others (or oneself) based on compassion, or as actions towards
others based on affection.
"Impersonal Love"
A person can be said to love an object, principle, or goal if they value
it greatly and are deeply committed to it. Similarly, compassionate
outreach and volunteer workers' "love" of their cause may sometimes
be borne not of interpersonal love, but impersonal love coupled with
altruism and strong spiritual or political convictions.People can also
"love" material objects, animals, or activities if they invest themselves
in bonding or otherwise identifying with those things.If sexual passion
is also involved, this condition is called paraphilia.
