When you casualy say "Oh I LOVE pizza!" what sort of love is this? Surely it can't be Agape Eros or Philia love. does anyone know what type of love it is?
2007-03-20 09:06:08 · 8 answers · asked by just_a_metaphor 2 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Philosophy
When Aristotle considered philia, he usually seemed to mean a sort of mutual good regard. The mutual part in that is important... at least in that context it seems to completely preclude having philia with an object.
Of course, in modern psychological contexts -philia tends to connote more of an obsession with something, and often an unhealthy one. Curiously enough the context is the opposite for biology, where it just suggests a favourable environment that is beneficial to your health. A 'pizzaphiliac' (if there was such a thing) would therefore either be someone who had an unhealthy (possibly sexual) relationship with pizza or a lifeform that thrived best on pizza (not likely to be human).
Eros would usually be a kind of physical love, as if you were sexually aroused by pizza. Which may be the case for some people, but I suspect that this is not what you are referring to. Plato, while conceding that most relationships were dominated by eros initially, thought that they developed into another kind of eros where a person appreciated the beauty of all kinds from his partner in a way entirely separate from physical attraction.
This Platonic version of eros is still referred to as 'Platonic Love', and is probably the best term for what you are describing: a deep appreciation for the beauty of pizza on all levels, but without a physical, sexual component.
Hope that helps!
2007-03-20 09:44:14 · answer #1 · answered by Doctor Why 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
agape is unconditional love
eros is passion
philia is love as friendship
I would say that a strong love for pizza could be called eros, hardly philia and almost never agape, unless one is ready to give up everything to follow a pizza that he/she cannot even eat.
2007-03-20 16:17:23 · answer #2 · answered by remy 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
None of the above, though Jesus describes those 'who love the best places at feasts' as being "phileo" of those places (used by Jesus for the Pharisees' love of recognition, having the important seats at meals etc (Mt. 23:6; Lk. 20:46)) "Agapeo", the 'active, ongoing (perfect)' form of "agape" is used by Jesus in Lk 11:43: and "thelo", meaning 'to will, decide, want to: wish, desire' in Mk. 12:38.
However, 'phil' added to the front of a word would sum up love for an object, e.g. "philarguros" means 'loving money', where 'arguros' (literally silver) means money, and "philedonos" means 'loving pleasure' (hedone meaning pleasure, from which we get 'hedonism'). Another alternative may be "epithumia", meaning desire (as in lust, not 'I'm dying to see that film') . Biblically, at least, it seems desiring an inanimate object is scarcely mentioned. Perhaps, for your example, it should be "philpizzeros", if pizzeros is Greek for pizza.
2007-03-21 19:41:32 · answer #3 · answered by Already Saved 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Eros: Physical Love e.g. boyfriend/girlfriend
Philia: Friendship Love e.g. warm affection
Agape is unconditional love.
There is a fourth love you are looking for: Storge. It can also be described as family love but storge is generally used as a description for I love pizza as you put it.
2007-03-20 16:18:40 · answer #4 · answered by JayMoyles 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's not love at all.
One of the limitations of the English language is overuse of the word "love." It is simply asked to do too much.
2007-03-20 16:10:34 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
philia. You are sexually attracted to the pizza
2007-03-20 16:09:07 · answer #6 · answered by *YAWN* 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
sentimental.
agape is unconditional love ie god loves everyone
eros is sexual love ie within a marriage
philia is love of friends and family ie you love your siblings
2007-03-20 16:37:00 · answer #7 · answered by claire 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Rowan - it may be used too much - but 97.7 without meaning.
2007-03-20 16:18:12 · answer #8 · answered by nativexile 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋