On Sarte’s Theory of Love
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In this essay, I will discuss Sartre’s theory of love and Oliver’s critique of this theory. I will begin by giving a brief sketch of Sartre’s overall theory of being as a background for approaching his theory of love and his claim of love’s failure. Then, I will move on to discuss his theory of love directly. After that, I will discuss Kelly Oliver’s critique of Satre’s theory of love and introduce her theory of love which is significantly influenced by Irigaray’s account of the look and love. Oliver/Irigaray’s account revises the Satrean concept of love as a desire for a union between the look of the beloved and our being into a new concept of love as a look which recognizes the beloved as an other. Finally, I will point to some possible issues regarding Oliver/Irigaray’s theory. I will argue that the account of love which takes love to be just the recognition of otherness fails to understand the importance of communication between the lovers which goes beyond the recognition of otherness.
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