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Philosophy and Modern Love

Thursday December 5 at 9:00 pm - 11:00 pm GMT

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Romantic life is hard enough at the best of times, but our world of shifting norms, new ideas, and emerging technologies can make a flourishing relationship seem even harder to find. Can contemporary philosophy help? Dr Luke Brunning argues it can. Join him to discuss the ways philosophical ideas and tools might help us navigate our romantic lives, and think about our relationships.

Relationships and intimacy are rarely out of the media. Articles discuss the merits of different relationship styles, tousle over the value of monogamy, lament the ‘loneliness crisis’, and take aim at dating apps. Pop-psychology draws on evolutionary ideas to tell us the new rules of love, or how to keep a partner. Rarely do commentators dwell on questions of value, or seek to unearth the assumptions framing our approach to intimacy.

 

In this friendly salon, Luke will approach these topics from the perspective of contemporary philosophy, loosely following the argument of his book Romantic Agency: living well in modern life, but looking beyond to the future of intimacy.

 

Together, we explore several themes, with space for discussion and reflection.

 

Discussion questions include:

 

  1. Can philosophy help us think about intimacy?
  2. What shapes our romantic selves and approach to intimacy?
  3. What is romantic agency, how is it nurtured?
  4. When, if ever, is monogamy moral?
  5. How can we take romantic risks, while remaining realistic?
  6. Should we try to be rid of hard feelings like jealousy?
  7. Is there a place for dating apps in looking for love?
  8. What is the future of intimacy?
Romantic Agency by Luke Brunning (Luke discusses some of the ideas of the book here)   Does Monogamy Work? by Luke Brunning   Love without jealousy by Luke Brunning   Relationship anarchy is about creating bonds that suit people, not social conventions by Luke Brunning   What Love Is, and What it Can Be by Carrie Jenkins   Why its OK to Not be Monogamous by Justin Clardy   The End of Love by Eva Illouz (and the review here: https://www.theparisreview.org/blog/2023/02/14/the-end-of-love/)    

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Philosophy and Modern Love
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Thursday December 5
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9:00 pm - 11:00 pm GMT
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