ISBN:
9781412862875
,
1412862876
Language:
English
Pages:
xvii, 300 pages
,
Illustration
,
24 cm
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als Walsh, Anthony, 1941- author Love
DDC:
302.3
Keywords:
Love Social aspects
;
Love
;
Liebe
Abstract:
Preface -- What is this thing called love? -- The yearning for oneness -- Love and the brain -- Mother love and Darwinian sexual selection -- Touching hearts, touching minds -- Father love -- Lovelessness and lawlessness -- Love and physical health and illness -- Love and mental health and illness -- Self-love : other love -- Romantic love : its origin and purpose -- The chemistry of romantic love -- Love styles : how do you love me? -- Monogamy and promiscuity -- Love as exchange and barter -- Ecstasy and agony : love and betrayal -- Loving by the numbers -- Expanding the circle : universal love? -- Index
Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 269-291) and index
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