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As an abstract [[concept]], ''love'' usually refers to a deep, ineffable feeling of tenderly caring for another person. Even this limited conception of love, however, encompasses a wealth of different feelings, from the passionate desire and [[intimacy]] of [[romance|romantic love]] to the nonsexual emotional closeness of familial and platonic love (Renaissance Thought and the Arts: Collected Essays, ISBN 0691020108 to the profound oneness or devotion of spiritual love.(The Bhagavad Gita, ISBN 0140449183) Love in its various forms acts as a major facilitator of  relationships and, owing to its central psychological importance, is one of the most common themes in all the [[art]]s.

As an abstract [[concept]], ''love'' usually refers to a deep, ineffable feeling of tenderly caring for another person. Even this limited conception of love, however, encompasses a wealth of different feelings, from the passionate desire and [[intimacy]] of [[romance|romantic love]] to the nonsexual emotional closeness of familial and platonic love (Renaissance Thought and the Arts: Collected Essays, ISBN 0691020108 to the profound oneness or devotion of spiritual love.(The Bhagavad Gita, ISBN 0140449183) Love in its various forms acts as a major facilitator of  relationships and, owing to its central psychological importance, is one of the most common themes in all the [[art]]s.

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==Definitions==

==Definitions==

The [[English]] word "love" can have a variety of related but distinct [[meaning]]s in different [[context]]s. Often, other languages use multiple words to express some of the different concepts that English relies mainly on "love" to encapsulate; one example is the plurality of Greek words for "love." Cultural differences in conceptualizing love thus make it doubly difficult to establish any universal definition.

The [[English]] word "love" can have a variety of related but distinct [[meaning]]s in different [[context]]s. Often, other languages use multiple words to express some of the different concepts that English relies mainly on "love" to encapsulate; one example is the plurality of Greek words for "love." Cultural differences in conceptualizing love thus make it doubly difficult to establish any universal definition.

When discussed in the abstract, ''love'' usually refers to an [[experience]] felt by a person for another person. Love often involves caring for or identifying with a person or thing, including oneself.

When discussed in the abstract, ''love'' usually refers to an [[experience]] felt by a person for another person. Love often involves caring for or identifying with a person or thing, including oneself.

In addition to cross-cultural differences in understanding love, [[idea]]s about love have also changed greatly over time. Some historians date modern conceptions of [[Romance|romantic love]] to courtly Europe during or after the Middle Ages, although the prior existence of romantic attachments is attested by ancient love poetry.[http://www.TrueOpenLove.org/reference/AncientLovePoetry.html]

In addition to cross-cultural differences in understanding love, [[idea]]s about love have also changed greatly over time. Some historians date modern conceptions of [[Romance|romantic love]] to courtly Europe during or after the Middle Ages, although the prior existence of romantic attachments is attested by ancient love poetry.[https://www.TrueOpenLove.org/reference/AncientLovePoetry.html]

Because of the complex and abstract nature of love, [[discourse]] on love is commonly reduced to a thought-terminating cliché, and there are a number of common proverbs regarding love, from [[Virgil]]'s "Love conquers all" to [[The Beatles]]' "All you need is love." [[Bertrand Russell]] describes love as a condition of "absolute value," as opposed to [[relative]] [[value]]. Theologian Thomas Jay Oord said that to love is to "act intentionally, in sympathetic response to others, to promote overall well-being."

Because of the complex and abstract nature of love, [[discourse]] on love is commonly reduced to a thought-terminating cliché, and there are a number of common proverbs regarding love, from [[Virgil]]'s "Love conquers all" to [[The Beatles]]' "All you need is love." [[Bertrand Russell]] describes love as a condition of "absolute value," as opposed to [[relative]] [[value]]. Theologian Thomas Jay Oord said that to love is to "act intentionally, in sympathetic response to others, to promote overall well-being."

[[Knowledge]] is constantly expanding, and that which is superseded falls away like scaffolding. Our expectations for the future are imperfect and will be fulfilled in ways greater than we can [[imagination|imagine]], but love remains the staple, the foundation, the quest, and the [[eternal]] prize. ([[Ham]])

[[Knowledge]] is constantly expanding, and that which is superseded falls away like scaffolding. Our expectations for the future are imperfect and will be fulfilled in ways greater than we can [[imagination|imagine]], but love remains the staple, the foundation, the quest, and the [[eternal]] prize. ([[Ham]])

==External links==

==External links==

*[http://iserver.saddleback.cc.ca.us/faculty/jfritsen/articles.html The Science of Love]

*[https://iserver.saddleback.cc.ca.us/faculty/jfritsen/articles.html The Science of Love]

*[http://www.in-mind.org/issue-6/the-anatomy-of-love.html A whimsical overview of scientific research on love, with references]

*[https://www.in-mind.org/issue-6/the-anatomy-of-love.html A whimsical overview of scientific research on love, with references]

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[[Category: Religion]]

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