Love thy extra-terrestrial neighbour: Charity and compassion in Luc Besson’s space operas The Fifth Element (1997) and Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets (2017) [PDF]
, 2018 The role of romantic love in cinema – and its redeeming aspects – has been extensively explored in film studies and beyond. However, non-romantic aspects of love, especially love for the neighbour, have not yet received as much attention.
Magerstaedt, Sylvie
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Let’s Get Serious: Communicating Commitment in Romantic Relationships [PDF]
, 2009 Are men or women more likely to confess love first in romantic relationships? And how do men and women feel when their partners say “I love you”? An evolutionary–economics perspective contends that women and men incur different potential costs and gain ...
Ackerman, Joshua +2 more
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Is the serotonergic system altered in romantic love? A literature review and research suggestions [PDF]
, 2009 Infatuated individuals think about their beloved a lot. The notions that these frequent thoughts resemble the obsessions of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) patients and that those patients benefit from serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs), have led ...
Langeslag, S.J.E. (Sandra)
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Contestations of the meanings of love and gender in a university students' discussion [PDF]
, 2013 Love is a fluid and complex concept that is difficult to define comprehensively. Its expressions, however, show that love is not only gendered but also influenced by one's social and economic positioning.
Daniels, Dominic +3 more
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Essays in Philosophy, 2011 Nozick provides us with a compelling characterization of romantic love, but, as I argue, he underdescribes the phenomenon, for he fails to distinguish it from attitudes that those who are not romantically involved may bear to each other. Frankfurt also offers a compelling characterization of love, but he is sceptical about its application to the case ...
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The effect of relationship status on communicating emotions through touch [PDF]
, 2011 Research into emotional communication to date has largely focused on facial and vocal expressions. In contrast, recent studies by Hertenstein, Keltner, App, Bulleit, and Jaskolka (2006) and Hertenstein, Holmes, McCullough, and Keltner (2009) exploring ...
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Love and affectionate touch toward romantic partners all over the world
Scientific Reports, 2023 Touch is the primary way people communicate intimacy in romantic relationships, and affectionate touch behaviors such as stroking, hugging and kissing are universally observed in partnerships all over the world.
Agnieszka Sorokowska +63 more
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The Characteristics versus the “Myths” of Romantic Love
Historia Social y de la EducaciónThe scientific literature has already demonstrated the benefits of romantic love as a key protective factor in the prevention of violence. Some recent publications affirm that romantic love is a powerful cause of gender violence following two steps ...
Paula Cañaveras +8 more
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Some Problems of the Transhumanist Conception of Love
Profil, 2020 The transhumanist conception of love broadly states that we should transform romantic love through the means of science and advanced technology. Advocates of the transhumanist conception of love usually claim that the right technological transformation ...
Juraj Odorčák
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A Comparative Study of Romantic Elements in the Poetry of Khalil Mataran and Mamousta Besarani
پژوهشنامه ادبیات کردی, 2020 The Romantic School was founded in the late eighteenth century under the influence of political and intellectual developments and social classes. The Characteristics of this school, as opposed to the classical school, are: emotional power, honest ...
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