Newswise — Love in today's world of television and Internet is up against many challenges. Prof. Aaron Ben-Ze'ev, an expert and leading philosopher in the field of emotions and romantic love from the University of Haifa defines romantic love by "both the romantic desire and the personality traits that underly a long-lasting friendship." In today's world there is great disparity between the two, as a person is exposed to idealized love on television and the Internet, and then looks at his or her own romantic situation and begins to question it. "The ideologized phrases for love relationships, such as 'in the name of love', 'no mountain too high,' 'no river too deep,' all form an ideology that we all aspire to fulfill. We can't all reach such ideals, but we strive to achieve them, and our ability depends on the gap that stands between the ideal and reality," Prof. Ben-Ze'ev explains.
Prof. Aaron Ben-Ze'ev, discusses our ideals and experiences of love - and the actual disparity between the two and how we cope with this disparity in his book, "In the Name of Love", published by Oxford University Press. The book presents Prof. Ben-Ze'ev's fascinating insights into romantic love and its future in modern society.
He discussed this book on the "Charney Report", which can be viewed at: http://actv.haifa.ac.il/programs/Search.aspx?s=in%20the%20name%20of%20love〈=en-US
Prof. Aaron Ben-Ze'ev has also studied the topic of online relations, which he has presented in another book, "Love Online: Emotions on the Internet" (Cambridge University Press).
RSS