José Ortega y Gasset (1883-1955) THEMES ON THIS PAGE:  1. MY LIFE 2. WHAT IS PHILOSOPHY?  3. THE INNER SELF 4. ROMANTIC LOVE5. THE OTHER PERSON José Ortega y Gasset (1883-1955) was a Sp...

THEMES ON THIS PAGE: 1. EROTIC LOVE2. AFFECTION3. FRIENDSHIP Clive Staples Lewis, better known as C.S. Lewis (1898-1963), was an English novelist and thinker. Although he is best known for his fantasi...

This month's topic: ROMANTIC LOVE What is the essence of romantic love? WEEK 1 - SolovyovWEEK 2 - Ortega y GassetWEEK 3 - De BeauvoirWEEK 4 - Aragona An issue for reflection WHAT IS ROMANTIC LOVE...

DE BEAUVOIR (1908-1986)  Woman’s way of loving Simone de Beauvoir (1908-1986) was a French existentialist philosopher, writer, and political activist, and was one of the first women to study at t...

TULLIA D' ARAGONA The impossible desire to merge with the beloved Tullia d'Aragona (1510–1556) was an Italian poet and philosopher. Like her mother, she was a courtesan (a court lady, companion of pow...