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Does romantic love have a purpose? Explore five intriguing philosophical perspectives on why we love. -- Ah;romantic love;beautiful and intoxicating;heart-breaking and soul-crushing... often all at the same time! If romantic love has a purpose;neither science nor psychology has discovered it yet – but over the course of history;some of our most respected philosophers have put forward some intriguing theories. Skye C. Cleary outlines five of these philosophical perspectives on why we love. Lesson by Skye C. Cleary;animation by Avi Ofer. Support Our Non-Profit Mission ---------------------------------------------- Support us on Patreon: http://bit.ly/TEDEdPatreon Check out our merch: http://bit.ly/TEDEDShop ---------------------------------------------- Connect With Us ---------------------------------------------- Sign up for our newsletter: http://bit.ly/TEDEdNewsletter Follow us on Facebook: http://bit.ly/TEDEdFacebook Find us on Twitter: http://bit.ly/TEDEdTwitter Peep us on Instagram: http://bit.ly/TEDEdInstagram ---------------------------------------------- Keep Learning ---------------------------------------------- View full lesson: https://ed.ted.com/lessons/why-do-we-love-a-philosophical-inquiry-skye-c-cleary Dig deeper with additional resources: https://ed.ted.com/lessons/why-do-we-love-a-philosophical-inquiry-skye-c-cleary#digdeeper ----------------------------------------------;Education;why do we love;love;philosophy;plato;Simone de Beauvoir;Buddha;Bertrand Russell;Schopenhaur;aristophanes;history;Avi Ofer;Skye Cleary;TED;TED-Ed;TED Ed;TEDEducation