hooks believes love is more of an interactive process. She proposes that if we all came to the agreement that 'love' is a verb rather than a noun, then we would all be happier. For this reason, the first chapter of her book primarily focuses on what she thinks the definition of love is, which she explains includes components such as care, affection, trust, respect, honesty, communication, and commitment. Hooks is very disturbed by the fact that our culture has lost the true meaning of love, and believes it is because we have no shared definition. She criticizes the way in which 'love' is used in today's society: for example, we use the word without much meaning, when referring to how much we like or enjoy our favorite ice cream, color, or game. In this book, hooks combines her personal life experiences with philosophical and psychological ideas to shape her thesis and discuss her main concepts.

She provides suggestions on how to reverse our cultural training and become more open to giving and receiving love. Within these chapters, Hooks also provides the reader with reflections on her own journey of love, as well as analysis of society's teachings of love.Īfter examining the ideals of love that society has put forth, Hooks boldly redefines love for the readers. The book is organized into thirteen chapters, in which each chapter discusses an aspect of love. It is the way we learn to practice compassion, daily affirming our connection to a world community.All About Love: New Visions is a book by bell hooks published in 2000 that discusses aspects of romantic love in modern society. The choice to live simply necessarily enhances our capacity to love. When we value the delaying of gratification and take responsibility for our actions, we simplify our emotional universe. All these gestures show a respect and a gratitude for life. We can celebrate and honor communalism and interdependency by sharing resources. We can recycle and support ecologically advanced survival strategies. To save our planet we can stop thoughtless waste. We can work to change public policy, electing leaders who are honest and progressive. We can all resist the temptation of greed. While communism has suffered political defeat globally, the politics of communalism continue to matter. All over the world people are becoming more aware of the importance of living simply and sharing resources. Living simply is the primary way everyone can resist greed every day.

“Greed subsumes love and compassion living simply makes room for them.

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