{"product_id":"lovers-in-essence-a-kierkegaardian-defense-of-romantic-love-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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSharon\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eKrishek\u003c\/strong\u003e is a Senior Lecturer in the philosophy department of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. She is the author of \u003cem\u003eKierkegaard on Faith and Love\u003c\/em\u003e (Cambridge University Press, 2009) and \u003cem\u003eKierkegaard's Philosophy of Love\u003c\/em\u003e (in Hebrew, Dvir Press, 2011), as well as numerous articles in journals and book collections. She is co-editor with Jeffrey Hanson of \u003cem\u003eKierkegaard's \u003c\/em\u003eThe Sickness unto Death\u003cem\u003e: A Critical Guide\u003c\/em\u003e (Cambridge University Press, forthcoming).\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Oxford University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50382702084370,"sku":"9780197500903","price":104.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_63853b82-a55f-4387-a263-8758c6cf108e.jpg?v=1728714464","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/lovers-in-essence-a-kierkegaardian-defense-of-romantic-love-9780197500903","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}