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    This document discusses different perspectives on the nature and purpose of love from several philosophers and religious figures. It suggests love allows us to overcome loneliness, transcend our individual selves, and experience divine love from God, who loved us first. The document encourages cultivating different kinds of love like friendship, family bonds, and selfless love for others.

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    TYPES OF LOVE

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    Love

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    This document discusses different perspectives on the nature and purpose of love from several philosophers and religious figures. It suggests love allows us to overcome loneliness, transcend our individual selves, and experience divine love from God, who loved us first. The document encourages cultivating different kinds of love like friendship, family bonds, and selfless love for others.

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    Teaching Night SFC Westb4C

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    This document discusses different perspectives on the nature and purpose of love from several philosophers and religious figures. It suggests love allows us to overcome loneliness, transcend our individual selves, and experience divine love from God, who loved us first. The document encourages cultivating different kinds of love like friendship, family bonds, and selfless love for others.

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    Chapter

    Teaching
    Night
    SFC WestB4C
    L OV E
    • Love makes us whole again (PLATO)

    • Love tricks us into having babies

    Why (ARTHUR SCHOPENHAUER)

    • Love is an escape from our loneliness

    do we (BERTRAND RUSSELL)

    • Love is a misleading affliction

    love? (BUDDHA)

    • Love lets us reach beyond ourselves


    (SIMONE DE BEAUVOIR)
    because God is love,
    when we love truly and
    selflessly, we love with
    God’s own love.
    (ST. AUGUSTINE)
    We love because God
    has loved us first.
    – 1 John 4:19
    Enjoy Eros,
    cultivate Philia,
    respect Storge,
    and act with Agape.
    How can you apply this
    knowledge to your own life?
    How does your nuanced
    understanding of love aid your
    everyday life?

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