IS ROMANTIC LOVE A TRICK OF NATURE?

Please write 1500 words on ONE of the following topics and use OXFORD Referencing, Title, page Bibliography,and everything else needed for an Master essay . Please note that in each of the topics below you are expected to make reference to, and to discuss, the text by Halwani and at least two of the recommended readings that are indicated in the relevant topic in our study program. ◦Some say that romantic love just a trick that nature plays on us in order to get us to mate and beget children. do you agree? ◦Is it possible to maintain your individuality if you are in love? What does "individuality" mean here? (Discuss with reference to Nozick and Solomon.) ◦Could romantic love that is not constant or not exclusive be genuine love? ◦What does it mean to say that romantic love is a moral issue? Do you agree? ◦What virtues should lovers display towards each other? Here some of the Books required to use for the essay : Annotated list of books relevant to Module 1: Compolsory Reading Book : The prescribed textbook is: Raja Halwani, Philosophy of Love, Sex, and Marriage: An Introduction, New York and London: Routledge, 2010 John Armstrong: Conditions of love: the philosophy of intimacy, London: Penguin, 2003. (This is a very accessible and sensitive study of the experience of love and why it is important for us.) Erich Fromm, The art of loving, London: Allen & Unwin, 1957, reprinted 1976. (This is not philosophy but psychology, and will therefore take you away somewhat from our topic discussions. However, it is a classic in the tradition of self-help books and is informed by deep psychoanalytical and existential reflection. It has changed many people's lives and has never been out of print.) Roger E. Lamb (ed.), Love Analyzed, Boulder, Colorado: Westview Press, 1997. (This is a collection of essays that should be rated (P), philosophically sophisticated. It is difficult but explores interesting issues in depth. I have written a review article on it which I have uploaded to D2L. It is, Stan van Hooft, “Love and the Humean Paradigm” Sophia 37, no 2, September-October 1998, 129-146. This article will guide into choosing what essays in the book to read. To reach it, click on this link: Stan's review ) Adrianne Leigh McEvoy (ed.), Sex, Love, and Friendship: Studies of the Society for the Philosophy of Sex and Love: 1993-2003, Amsterdam and New York: Rodopi, 2011. (This is a very extensive collection of philosophically sophisticated papers only some of which will be useful for this unit. For dipping into.) Tony Milligan, Love, Durham: Acumen, 2011 (An accessible discussion of our psychological need for love, the sense of worth it gives us, and the sorrow we feel in losing it.) Robert C. Solomon, Love: Emotion, Myth, & Metaphor, New York: Prometheus Books, 1990. (An interesting and accessible book which seeks to disabuse us of many of the romantic myths that surround the experience of love.) Robert C. Solomon & Kathleen M. Higgins (eds), The Philosophy of Erotic Love, Lawrence, Kansas: University Press of Kansas, 1991. (This is a collection of essays by authors ranging from Plato to contemporary philosophers and including contributions from psychology and feminism.) Robert C. Solomon, About Love: Reinventing Romance for Our Times, Lanham: Rowman & Littlefield, 1994, (New edition by Madison books, 2001). (This is another accessible study which includes advice on how romantic love can enrich our lives.) Robert E. Wagoner, The Meanings of Love: An Introduction to Philosophy of Love, Westport, Conn.: Praeger, 1997. (This is an accessible introduction which presents an historical survey of theories from Plato to contemporary times. The sections on Christian doctrines about romantic love and on Kant's views on the morality of love are especially interesting.) Dear writer please make sure that you write very high level no plagiarism as they will find out for sure, the referncing has to be done very very well as they let me fail if you not referece all sources perfgectly they expecting high level of skill in writting do not rush the writting as i sadly failed quite view of my past orders and i need to pass this trimester . Manny thanks Kind Regards Tanya