Praise Of Love Thesis

Beauty is a very indefinite concept, every person has a different idea of what they view as attractive. So when an entire civilization of people collectively define such a word; an automatic categorization of the physical appearances, personality traits, fashion sense, social class, and attitude of the people separates and divides them into what is acceptable and what is not. By doing this, we are taught to desire certain people that fit into these specific traits. But does that change the way we love? It creates a hesitation in the search for love, as well as a feeling of disobedience when going against the social expectations of how love should progress. But love can be experienced in different ways, and because of that, there are multiple …show more content…
People are not as willing to fall headfirst into something they cannot control. This reflects a large portion of western mindsets; the need for everything to be planned ahead and avoiding as many risks as possible unless there is a greater chance of a successful outcome. In the book, In Praise of Love, by Alain Badiou, he criticizes how love has become not just more capitalized, but has also been given a safety net that protects people from any possible disappointment or hurt in love. “The first misappropriates the title of Marivaux’s play, The Game of Love and Chance. ‘Get love without chance!’ And then another says: ‘Be in love without falling in love!’ No raptures, right? Then: ‘Get perfect love without suffering!’ And all thanks to the Meetic dating-site… That’s their pitch and it’s fascinating that the ad campaign should adopt it.” (Badiou, …show more content…
Types of love that depend more on society’s approval would only fall under Stendhal’s vanity love, Rousseau’s amour-propre or possibly nothing farther than desire. Vanity love is a selfish love, a desire to have the best objects and women, seeing them more as possessions than equals. This type of love Desire is generally defined as the want for something better for oneself, whether that is to get something, get rid of something, or to stay where things are currently