Love
The Words We Lost
Four Greek words for one English one, a dinner party, and a demand
Plato · Aristotle · Nygren · 4 chapters · 11 min read
Four Greek words for one English one, a dinner party, a theory of friendship, and a demand.
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Giving the parts names
- 01One Word Doing Six JobsOn a language with four words where English has one, and what that buys.
- 02Seven People at DinnerOn a dinner party containing two theories of love that cannot both be right.
- 03Aristotle Sorts Out FriendshipOn three kinds of friendship, and why the two lesser ones are not failures.
- 04The Love You Do Not Have To DeserveOn love that does not depend on you, and whether you would want it.