The Twofold Task of Union
Love is practical, having to do with how we live our lives, and a central aspect of its practical orientation is the wish for union. Union is often considered in two forms—as a union of affections and as union in relationship. This paper considers both sorts of union and argues for their connection....
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Springer Science + Business Media B. V
[2014]
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Ethical theory and moral practice
Year: 2014, Volume: 17, Issue: 5, Pages: 987-1000 |
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B Rationality B Love B Murdoch B Relationship B Practical Reason |
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| Summary: | Love is practical, having to do with how we live our lives, and a central aspect of its practical orientation is the wish for union. Union is often considered in two forms—as a union of affections and as union in relationship. This paper considers both sorts of union and argues for their connection. I first discuss the union of interests in terms of the idea of attentive awareness that is focused upon the beloved individual and his or her concerns, life, and history. I then discuss union in relationship and show how this emerges from the attentive awareness in a desire to specify a determinate way of responding to the concerns that attentive awareness opens us to. I use the example of Jane Austen's Emma throughout; the conduct of Austen's heroine, who fails badly at loving well, shows by means of anti-example what is at stake in pursuing union as well as illustrating the close connection between the two aspects of union. |
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| ISSN: | 1572-8447 |
| Reference: | Errata "Correction to (2019)"
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| Contains: | Enthalten in: Ethical theory and moral practice
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1007/s10677-014-9502-3 |