She claims that a standard definition of love must include spiritual growth for one's self and others.
Hooks begins her book with a series of spiritual messages, including Bible verses, to support her definition of love. Bell hooks strongly clarifies why society needs to adopt a universal definition of love. She states, "So many people think that it's enough to say what they feel, even if their actions do not correspond to what they are feeling". It is not about what we just feel, but more about what we do. 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. All About Love: New Visions is a book by bell hooks published in 2000 that discusses aspects of romantic love in modern society.
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