Abstract
This article develops five conceptual definitions of love and critiques each of them: God, war, biology, sex, feelings, and culture. Texts by Lucretius, Sappho, Catullus, Propertius, and Ovid are discussed to understand this universal phenomenon; examples from modern films and books are offered to demonstrate its current relevance; and new psychological, biological, and sociological analyses of what it truly means to fall in love are explored. This paper proposes to work on a concrete definition as the best way to understand a supposedly mystical, magical, and intangible feeling.
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