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February 2016

Existentialism and Romantic Love: An Alternative Valentine’s Day Afternoon

February 14, 2016 | 1:30 pm - 3:00 pm
The Humanist Hub, 30 JFK Street, 4th Floor, Harvard Square
Cambridge, MA 02238 United States
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Modern romantic ideals about finding "the one" and living happily ever are being brought into question by websites that encourage infidelity, wider legal and social acceptance of relationship variations, and the fact that almost one in two marriages don't make it to their 30-year pearl anniversary. Drawing on the existential philosophers and lovers Simone de Beauvoir and Jean-Paul Sartre, including Sartre's famous lecture ‘Existentialism is a Humanism,' this talk will explore the role of loyalty, commitment, monogamy, and honesty in…

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