[17] Coulditbethatonlythosethingsareconsideredworthyofbeinglearnedwithwhichonecanearnmoneyorprestige, andthatlove, which “only” profitsthesoul, butisprofitlessinthemodernsense, isaluxurywehavenorighttospendmuchenergyon? Howeverthismaybe, thefollowingdiscussionwilltreattheartoflovinginthesenseoftheforgoingdivisions: firstIshalldiscussthetheoryoflove — andthiswillcomprisethegreaterpartofthebook; andsecondlyIshalldiscussthepracticeoflove — littleascanbesaidaboutpracticeinthis, asinanyotherfield.
Notes
: (1493-1541) SwissGermanRenaissancephysician, botanist, astrologer, andgeneraloccultist, , .
: Ifapersonhassocialmargin, .
: aphysicalormentalability, naturaloracquired, foraparticularkindofaction.
: Themarriagebroker, ormatchmakerwasanessentialadvisorandassistantinarrangedmarriages.
: intermediateagentoragency, go-betweenormediator, oramediumormeans中间人，中介，中间商
: somethingconceivedofasacompactunithavingparticularcharacteristics
: foolishandusuallyextravagantpassion, loveoradmirationwhichcanmakeoneunabletothinkclearlyorsensibly 迷恋，痴迷
QuestionsforFurtherThinking
/book, ? Howdochildrenperceivelove?
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“market” oflove, ? Whatassessmentdoyoumakeofyourselfasapotential “loveobject”onthepersonalitymarket?
, ? Isthereanydifferencebetweentheartoflovingandtherestofthearts? Whatdifferencesmighttherebe?
? Ordoyoubelieveloveshouldbemoreonthespontaneoussideratherthanbesomethingknowledge-intensiveandtechnical?
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