Why We Need Love

One of three slim volumes that ask students to confront an age-old question, Why We Need Love provides readings, paintings, quotes, ideas, and confessions to explore why we seem so desperately to need love and why we also need to give it. Along with Simon Van Booy''s commentary, these selections of wisdom and insight from across the millennia will inspire students to discuss the question and encourage further reading on the subject.

About the author

Simon Van Booy is the author of two novels and two collections of short stories, including The Secret Lives of People in Love and Love Begins in Winter, which won the Frank O'Connor International Short Story Award. He is the editor of three philosophy books and has written for The New York Times, The Guardian, NPR, and the BBC. His work has been translated into fourteen languages. He lives in Brooklyn with his wife and daughter.

Product details

• Authors: Simon Van Booy, Simon Van Booy, Van Booy Simon
• Publisher: Harper Perennial USA
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 24.08.2010
• EAN: 9780061845543
• ISBN: 978-0-06-184554-3
• No. of pages: 256
• Dimensions: 114 mm x 181 mm x 18 mm
• Series: Harperperennial Modern Thought
• Subjects: Guides > Spirituality > Esoterics; Humanities, art, music > Philosophy > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: general, reference works; Poetry, Philosophy, Literary essays, Anthologies: general, Narrative theme: Love and relationships, Diaries, letters and journals, Speeches, Ancient, classical and medieval texts, PHILOSOPHY: General, PHILOSOPHY: MODERN, LITERARY COLLECTIONS: Essays, LITERARY COLLECTIONS: Women Authors, PHILOSOPHY: Individual Philosophers *, PHILOSOPHY: Eastern, PHILOSOPHY: Buddhist, POETRY: Subjects & Themes / Nature, PHILOSOPHY: Political, Narrative theme: Environmental issues / the natural world, Philosophy / Modern