A Philosophical History of Love

"[A] sprawling study of love in all its forms . . . recalling Plato, Christ, Dante, Marquis de Sade, and other key figures whose ideas and teachings have shaped its development in Western thought. . . . The book’s essential message: ‘the ‘ism’ and ‘ist’ ideologies of modernity . . . are all serving the same dead end if they do not make the world and the practitioners more lovable." —Publishers Weekly A Philosophical History of Love explores the importance and development of love in the Western world. With Cristaudo, the reader embarks on a journey not just through time, but also through the different kinds, origins, and spirits of love.