Loves Passed

Saunders, Joe

Abstract

For better or worse, love does not always last. This chapter considers what various different accounts of romantic love could say about loves that have passed. It looks at theories that view love as a response to a person’s qualities, their essence, a relationship, and as a way of seeing someone. Saunders argues that while all of these accounts capture something important, none of them on their own provides a complete account of love passing. He ends by proposing a holistic account of love, and its passing.

Citation

Saunders, J. (2022). Loves Passed. In A. Grahle, N. McKeever, & J. Saunders (Eds.), Philosophy of Love in the Past, Present, and Future (131-144). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003014331-12

• Online Publication Date: Jan 25, 2022
• Publication Date: Jan 25, 2022
• Deposit Date: May 6, 2025
• Publicly Available Date: May 6, 2025
• Publisher: Routledge
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Pages: 131-144
• Book Title: Philosophy of Love in the Past, Present, and Future
• Chapter Number: 9
• ISBN: 9781003014331
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003014331-12
• Public URL: https://durham-repository.worktribe.com/output/3933787