| Against Love: A Polemic Contributor(s): Kipnis, Laura (Author) |
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ISBN: 0375719326 ISBN-13: 9780375719325 Publisher: Vintage OUR PRICE: $14.40 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 2004 Annotation: Who would dream of being against love? No one. Love is, as everyone knows, a mysterious and all-controlling force, with vast power over our thoughts and life decisions. But is there something a bit worrisome about all this uniformity of opinion? Is this the one subject about which no disagreement will be entertained, about which one truth alone is permissible? Consider that the most powerful organized religions produce the occasional heretic; every ideology has its apostates; even sacred cows find their butchers. Except for love. Hence the necessity for a polemic against it. A polemic is designed to be the prose equivalent of a small explosive device placed under your E-Z-Boy lounger. It won't injure you (well not severely); it's just supposed to shake things up and rattle a few convictions. |
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| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Sociology - Marriage & Family - Family & Relationships | Marriage & Long Term Relationships - Social Science | Essays |
| Dewey: 306.736 |
| Physical Information: 0.59" H x 5" W x 8.12" (0.45 lbs) 224 pages |
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| Publisher Description: Who would dream of being against love? No one. Love is, as everyone knows, a mysterious and all-controlling force, with vast power over our thoughts and life decisions. But is there something a bit worrisome about all this uniformity of opinion? Is this the one subject about which no disagreement will be entertained, about which one truth alone is permissible? Consider that the most powerful organized religions produce the occasional heretic; every ideology has its apostates; even sacred cows find their butchers. Except for love. Hence the necessity for a polemic against it. A polemic is designed to be the prose equivalent of a small explosive device placed under your E-Z-Boy lounger. It won't injure you (well not severely); it's just supposed to shake things up and rattle a few convictions. |