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Romantic love – beautiful and intoxicating, heart-breaking and soul-crushing… often all at the same time! If romantic love has a purpose, neither science nor psychology has discovered it yet \u2013 but over the course of history, some of the most respected philosophers have put forward some intriguing theories.<\/p>\n

This video outlines five of these philosophical perspectives on why we love.
\nVideo prompt (5:44 min): https:\/\/ed.ted.com\/lessons\/why-do-we-love-a-philosophical-inquiry-skye-c-cleary<\/a><\/p>\n

You will find potential discussion questions on the “Discussion Questions” tab.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

*This is inspired from a TED Ed lesson by Skye C. Cleary.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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