Beginning with a discussion of Kant, Schopenhauer, and others about the morality of sex and the morality of compassion,Explorations in Love and Sex offers a panoramic view of the philosophy of love fr
An examination of concepts of love from late medieval times to the early nineteenth century discerns a conflict between realistic and idealist attitudes toward love that continues into the present cen
With a new preface by the authorIrving Singer's trilogy The Nature of Love has been called "majestic" (New York Times Book Review), "monumental" (Boston Globe), "one of the major works of philosophy i
In Reality Transformed Irving Singer offers a new approach to the philosophy of film.Returning to the classical debate between realists and formalists, he shows how the opposingpositions may be harmon
Film is the supreme medium for mythmaking. The gods and heroes of mythology are bothlarger than life and deeply human; they teach us about the world, and they tell us a good story.Similarly, our exper
In his widely acclaimed trilogy The Nature of Love, Irving Singer traced the development of the concept of love in history and literature from the Greeks to the twentieth century. Now in a sequel to h
Known for their repeating motifs and signature tropes, the films of Ingmar Bergman also contain extensive variation and development. In these reflections on Bergman's artistry and thought, Irving Sing
