Chapter 15 Maternal Love

In: Phenomenologies of Love
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Claudia Serban
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Series:  Studies in Contemporary Phenomenology, Volume: 26
Cover Phenomenologies of Love
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08 Feb 2025
Front Matter
Introduction: Love as a Deep Phenomenon
Part 1 Philosophy, Phenomenology and Love
Part 2 Phenomenology of Love from a Husserlian Perspective
Part 3 Phenomenology of Love from a Post-Husserlian Perspective
Part 4 Love as Affectivity
Part 5 Love as a Relational Experience
Part 6 Love as a Dialogical Experience
Part 7 At the Crossroads of Phenomenology and Theology
Part 8 Final Opening: Phenomenology of Love beyond Western Boundaries
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