Should We Want to Be Loved Unconditionally and Forever?

People often say that romantic love should be unconditional, and they often want romantic love to last forever. These claims and desires are presumably linked: part of the reason it would be good for love to be unconditional is that it is assumed that such love, being detached from changing conditio...

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Main Author: Troy Jollimore
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2023-03-01
Series:Philosophies
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2409-9287/8/2/34
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Summary:People often say that romantic love should be unconditional, and they often want romantic love to last forever. These claims and desires are presumably linked: part of the reason it would be good for love to be unconditional is that it is assumed that such love, being detached from changing conditions, would last forever. This article argues that there are, indeed, kinds of unconditional and permanent love that are worth wanting, but also kinds that are not, and attempts to clarify just what it is that is valuable about these kinds of romantic love.
ISSN:2409-9287