02168cam a22003013u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003704000110007804100170008905000070010610000340011324000350014724500210018226400510020330000470025433600260030133700260032733800360035350000310038950802000042052011490062053400450176965300090181485600430182357423UtSlPG20260610134325.0mcr n260607r2018||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aHQ1 aMantegazza, Paolo,d1831-191010aFisiologia dell'amore. English14aThe Book of Love 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2018 a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats atextbtxt2rdacontent acomputerbc2rdamedia aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier aRelease date is 2018-06-30 aProduced by Turgut Dincer, Martin Pettit and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from images made available by the HathiTrust Digital Library.) a"The Book of Love" by Paolo Mantegazza is a scientific work written in the late 19th century. The book explores the complex subject of love through a physiological lens, delving into its biological and anthropological implications across different forms of life. Mantegazza examines love not only in humans but also in animals and plants, offering a broad and analytical perspective on this fundamental human experience. At the start of the text, Mantegazza introduces the overarching theme of love as an essential and powerful force in life. He discusses the nature of love through a scientific framework, emphasizing its significance across all living beings, from the simple to the complex. The introductory portion establishes a critique of societal preconceptions surrounding love and sets the stage for a detailed exploration of its manifestations, moving from the basics of reproduction to the intricate emotional landscapes shaped by it. The narrative invites readers to consider love beyond mere sentiment, framing it as a natural phenomenon deeply rooted in biology and human experience. (This is an automatically generated summary.) nOriginal publication data not identified aLove40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/57423