What is it about?
The chapter explains both Patočka's early and mature reflections on love, including the concept of self-sacrifice, and develops some critiques of it.
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Why is it important?
The chapter shows how, according to Patočka, love can help us overcome the self-alienation of the human person and find a common good. It also shows, in opposition to Patočka, that we must not conceptualize love in a way that is too impersonal.
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This page is a summary of: Love as an Ontological Solution: Patočka on Love, February 2025, Brill,
DOI: 10.1163/9789004724310_011.
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