…or at least only non-romantic love. I’m learning about history of western philosophy and understand that Plato’s Symposium describes his theory on love and that a person initially desires physical love, but then eventually grows to love things that feel fulfilling, and eventually love the ideal form of beauty itself. It seems like more of a spectrum/progression that includes romantic/physical love, not abstaining from it. “Platonic love” would seem to include physical love and doesn’t seem consistent with the dictionary definition of “friendship love.”

Any thoughts on that?

    • loopy@lemm.eeOP
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      6 months ago

      Romantic love as a whole, as opposed to friendship love, family love, love of a passion, etc. Romantic love between partners conventionally includes some kind of physical love, does it not?

      For example, Sternberg’s 8 Types of Love. “Passion: based on romantic feelings, physical attraction, and sexual intimacy with the partner.”