Few are aware that since antiquity, there has always been the philosophy of love at the core of Western culture. It articulates what makes life meaningful and worthwhile, and how we can live a good life together through an ethic of love. This book fills this significant gap, not only reconnecting the reader with such important wisdom, and more crucially, also reorienting our socio-economic institutions and collective actions towards more loving and caring, and more concerned with the qualities of our lived experiences. By re(dis)covering the gifts of love, we may challenge the existing systemic dehumanisation, and draw from knowledge and understanding already present in our culture. This is timely because the global crises we are facing are catastrophic, especially when it comes to climate change. Therefore we must respond from a place of love rather than fear. Whether it is reducing the use of fossil fuels, lowering greenhouse emission, choosing the right food to eat, or advocating for structural transformation, our concerted endeavours start with an appropriate appreciation of the nature of our well-being which includes the planet’s well-ness. This book highlights a clear pathway forward: to ensure collective healing and co-flourishing with nature, we must practise the art of loving.
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Lest We Lose Love is a most timely book that helps the reader to resume confidence in humanity’s future in the light of the present complex global crises. It enables people to find hope in our collective capacity to value what truly matters to our common life, sustain congenial relationships amongst all, and extend our caring to self, other people, and other beings on the planet.
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Preface; Acknowledgements; 1 Time for a New Narrative; 2 A Threefold Framework for Understanding Love; 3 Love as Valuing; 4 Love as Relationing; 5 Love as Caring; 6 Love in Practice; 7 Towards a Paradigm of Love; Bibliography; Index
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“Professor Gill addresses the global crisis of hope by combining the rich wellsprings of historic philosophy with today’s wavefront of systems and complexity science. She gives new life to the immortal concept of love, impoverished by excessive rationalism and enfeebled by romanticism. Her presentation of love as the doing of relationships, of caring and valuing people for themselves, is an inspiring foundation for living well and finding meaning today and tomorrow.” —John, Lord Alderdice FRCPsych, Senior Research Fellow, Harris Manchester College, University of Oxford.
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This book articulates what makes life meaningful and worthwhile, and how we can live a good life together through an ethic of love.

Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9781839987618
Publisert
2023-04-18
Utgiver
Vendor
Anthem Press
Vekt
454 gr
Høyde
216 mm
Bredde
140 mm
Dybde
26 mm
Aldersnivå
P, 06
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
280

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Om bidragsyterne

Scherto Gill is Professor of Research and Director of the Global Humanity for Peace Institute. Her books cover subjects including collective healing, well-being and education.