The Scientification of Love
Michel Odent
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Paperback. With maternal love as the prototype for all types of love, Odent examines the short, but critical time just after birth which has long-term consequences for our future capacity to love. The author looks at love holistically and in terms of the hormones which affect it in different parts of life. Num Pages: 150 pages. BIC Classification: JFFP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 136 x 216 x 6. Weight in Grams: 200.
Love has been the realm of poets, artists and philosophers throughout history until recently, where it has been studied from a number of scientific perspectives. What the scientists are missing, argues Odent, is that love is vital as a strategy for the survival of the human race. Aggression and domination are no longer what we need to have an evolutionary advantage - what we need is the capacity to love. With a foreword by Miriam Stoppard, the author weaves together data from a multitude of disciplines and is able to offer a number of insightful and ... Read more
Love has been the realm of poets, artists and philosophers throughout history until recently, where it has been studied from a number of scientific perspectives. What the scientists are missing, argues Odent, is that love is vital as a strategy for the survival of the human race. Aggression and domination are no longer what we need to have an evolutionary advantage - what we need is the capacity to love. With a foreword by Miriam Stoppard, the author weaves together data from a multitude of disciplines and is able to offer a number of insightful and ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Free Association Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Condition
New
Number of Pages
150
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781853432293
SKU
V9781853432293
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Ref
99-3
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