"Attentive Distance" in Love, in Light of Simone Weil's Thought
This essay is a reflection on lived out love as it might be experienced by lovers, in light of French philosopher Simone Weil’s writings on love. In entering a dialogue with Weil on the subject of love, the interconnectedness of love, beauty, and reality stands out as central. While the richness of...
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| Type de support: | Électronique Article |
| Langue: | Anglais |
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Peeters
[2019]
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Marriage, families & spirituality
Année: 2019, Volume: 25, Numéro: 1, Pages: 72-81 |
| Classifications IxTheo: | CB Spiritualité chrétienne KAJ Époque contemporaine KDB Église catholique romaine NCB Éthique individuelle |
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| Résumé: | This essay is a reflection on lived out love as it might be experienced by lovers, in light of French philosopher Simone Weil’s writings on love. In entering a dialogue with Weil on the subject of love, the interconnectedness of love, beauty, and reality stands out as central. While the richness of Weil’s understanding of love is not exhausted here, this article shows that what I call 'attentive distance' is essential to lived out love understood as living, in a concrete, rather than an idealist or illusionary way. Only then is love real, although no less frail. |
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| ISSN: | 2593-0486 |
| Contient: | Enthalten in: Marriage, families & spirituality
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.2143/INT.25.1.3286433 |