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Is it better to love better things?
pp. 91-107
Abstract
Is it better to love better things? This question is ambiguous in multiple ways. There are at least three variables: (a) What kind of better do we have in mind? Prudential, moral, aesthetic, or some other kind of better, such as more meaningful? (b) What do we mean by love? Do we simply mean "liking," or are we asking about something more robust, such as care or romantic love? (c) What kinds of things are we talking about? Ideals, artifacts, places, pets, or people?
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Published in:
Maurer Christian, Milligan Tony, Pacovská Kamila (2014) Love and its objects: what can we care for?. Basingstoke, Palgrave Macmillan.
Pages: 91-107
Full citation:
Smuts Aaron (2014) „Is it better to love better things?“, In: C. Maurer, T. Milligan & K. Pacovská (eds.), Love and its objects, Basingstoke, Palgrave Macmillan, 91–107.