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The Greeks further divided this love into positive and negative: one, the unhealthy version, is the self-obsessed love, and the other is the concept of self-compassion. Aristotle also considers philautia to be the root of a general kind of love for family, friends, the enjoyment of an activity, as well as that between lovers.
The expression "God is love" (ὁ θεὸς ἀγάπη ἐστίν) occurs twice in the New Testament: 1 John 4:8;16. Agape was also used by the early Christians to refer to the self-sacrificing love of God for humanity, which they were committed to reciprocating and practicing towards God and among one another (see kenosis).
Eros is “the most common depiction of love in Greek,” says Beaulieu. It refers to passionate, romantic, sexual love between any two individuals, Cohen adds. ... Philautia: Self-Love.
Self-love, defined as "love of self" or "regard for one's own happiness or advantage", [1] has been conceptualized both as a basic human necessity [2] and as a moral flaw, akin to vanity and selfishness, [3] synonymous with amour-propre, conceitedness, egotism, narcissism, et al.
How to apply the Ancient Greeks' eight words for 'love' to your life.
In his first encyclical, Deus caritas est, Pope Benedict XVI discusses three of the four greek relationship terms: eros, philia and agape, and contrasts between them. In agape, for Benedict, one gives of oneself to another; in eros, the self seeks to receive from another self; philia is the mutual love between friends
Philia (/ ˈ f ɪ l i ə /; from Ancient Greek φιλία (philía)) is one of the four ancient Greek words for love: philia, storge, agape and eros. In Aristotle 's Nicomachean Ethics , philia is usually translated as " friendship " or affection . [ 1 ]
Other writers of the period also emphasized the social dimension of self-knowledge; Thomas Elyot linked the maxim to the Biblical commandment "Love thy neighbour as thyself", and Samuel Pufendorf argued that one should know oneself to be a member of society and obey the laws created for the common good. [80]