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100 1 _aGourmont, Remy de,
_d1858-1915
240 1 0 _aPhysique de l'amour. English
245 1 4 _aThe Natural Philosophy of Love
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2014
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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337 _acomputer
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338 _aonline resource
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500 _aRelease date is 2014-07-27
508 _aProduced by Marc D'Hooghe (Images generously made available by the Internet Archive.)
520 _a"The Natural Philosophy of Love" by Remy de Gourmont is a philosophical essay written in the early 20th century. This work delves into the complex subject of love from a naturalistic and psychological perspective, exploring its biological underpinnings, its implications in animal behavior, and its connection to human existence. Gourmont's analysis aims to provide a comprehensive understanding of love as a fundamental instinct shared across species, thus situating human emotions within the broader context of life's evolutionary processes. The beginning of the essay sets the stage for an expansive exploration of love's dynamics, starting with the assertion that love's psychology should be examined through natural laws. Gourmont critiques earlier moralistic views on love, proposing that understanding love involves recognizing its animal nature and rooting it in sexual selection and reproduction. He argues that, rather than being an isolated human phenomenon, love is deeply entwined with existence itself, manifesting analogously in human and animal behaviors. The opening chapters indicate a blend of philosophical inquiry and biological examination, raising questions about the nature of gender roles and the evolutionary significance of love and reproduction. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aReproduction
700 1 _aPound, Ezra,
_d1885-1972
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/46428
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