by John Armstrong · ALLEN LANE · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780713994735
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«Conditions of Love: The Philosophy of Intimacy» is John Armstrong's essay, published by Allen Lane in paperback (166 pages, in English).
What does it mean to love another person? John Armstrong draws on Plato, Tolstoy, Freud and Stendhal to analyse how culture and history shape our idea of love. The book asks why such a valued ideal proves hard to attain, and whether a more mature conception of affection, free of self-deception, is possible in everyday life.
Published in 2002; the volume includes an index.
For readers of philosophy and essays interested in love, relationships and happiness from a cultural and historical perspective.
Dr. John Armstrong (1709–1779) was a physician, poet, and satirist. He was born at Castleton Manse, the son of Robert Armstrong, minister of Castleton, Roxburghshire, Scotland John studied medicine and gained his MD at the renowned University of Edinburgh before establishing a successful medical practice in London.
