{"product_id":"lovers-in-essence-sharon-krishek-9780197500903","title":"Lovers in Essence: A Kierkegaardian Defense of Romantic Love","description":"Romantic love is a defining phenomenon in human existence, and an object of heightened interest for literature, art, popular culture, and psychology. But what \u003cem\u003eis\u003c\/em\u003e romantic love and \u003cem\u003ewhy\u003c\/em\u003e is it typically experienced as so central? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSharon Krishek's primary aim in this work is to explore the nature of romantic love through the philosophy of S ren Kierkegaard, and in doing so, to defend it as a moral phenomenon. She does so by developing a connection between love and \u003cem\u003eselfhood\u003c\/em\u003e, here explained in terms of one's distinct individuality. To be a self, she claims, is to possess a \"name,\" that is, an individual essence. It is when we love that we regard people by their names; we respond to who they truly are. Therefore, love is a \u003cem\u003ecorrespondence\u003c\/em\u003e between essences: if Jane Eyre loves Edward Rochester, she responds to him being \"who he is,\" by virtue of her being \"who \u003cem\u003eshe\u003c\/em\u003e is.\" The conception of being thus correspondent has important implications as to the moral and spiritual value of romantic love. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRelying on Kierkegaard's analysis of the self, of faith, and of love--even if sometimes in a way that departs from Kierkegaard's explicit position--Krishek explores these implications, construing romantic love as a desirable phenomenon, emotionally, morally, and spiritually.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Sharon Krishek\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0197500900\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780197500903\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Oxford University Press, USA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/28\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.03lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.48h x 5.87w x 0.86d","brand":"Sharon Krishek","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43990519611647,"sku":"9780197500903","price":80.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_2b06ed04-5994-4dc6-8e07-62f19edda3fb.jpg?v=1683305142","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/lovers-in-essence-sharon-krishek-9780197500903","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}