https://geekyschmidt.com/tags/philosophy/Recent content in Philosophy onhttps://geekyschmidt.com/post/2025-11-02-eros-agape/Sun, 02 Nov 2025 08:00:00 -0500https://geekyschmidt.com/post/2025-11-02-eros-agape/<h1 id="the-dance-between-eros-and-agape">The Dance Between Eros and Agape</h1> <p>I’ve spent much of the past few years contemplating the meaning of love and life given my personal cirumstances. I’ve always appreciated how Pope John Paul II explored it in his seminal <em>Theology of the Body</em> lectures, particularly the distinction he draws between <em>eros</em> and <em>agape</em>. Those early reflections conveyed a kind of purity and balance I’ve rarely encountered elsewhere.</p> <p>There’s a dance between <em>eros</em> and <em>agape</em>, between the selfish and the selfless, the passionate and the pure. While I don’t ultimately agree with all of the conclusions John Paul II reached, I deeply respect how he articulated their intertwinement. His framing invites reflection on the tension between desire and devotion, and on how both can coexist in the human experience of love.</p>