Tuesday 2/13

Contemporary Views on Love II

Readings

Texts

• Shulamith Firestone, "Love: A Feminist Critique" (from last time)
• Robert Nozick, "Love's Bond" (pdf)
• Annette Baier, "Unsafe Loves" (pdf)

Quiz Questions

• What is Nozick's theory of love?
• What is Nozick's concept of the 'we'?
• Why is love risky, according to Baier?

Synopsis

I was unable to meet with the class today for a good and compelling reason, but I was very pleased to hear that the class me without me to discuss the topics for today. It's that sort of interest and effort that takes a class from being just another group of students to being participants in an engrossing conversation. Kudos to you all.