Description: Expectations about romantic loving are grand\, but reality often falls short of the ideal. Finding the one and living happily ever after is alluring but unsatisfactory\, because romantic relationships often involve conflicts and disappointments. Existential notions of freedom\, power\, choice\, authenticity\, and anxiety\, challenge our assumptions regarding the nature and meaning of romantic loving. This workshop draws on the existential philosophies of Max Stirner\, Sø\;ren Kierkegaard\, Friedrich Nietzsche\, Jean-Paul Sartre\, and Simone de Beauvoir\, in order better to understand the roots of disappointments and frustrations within our everyday ideas about romantic loving. It will also explore possibilities for resolution and creating authentically meaningful relationships.
\nCost: £\;120 or £\;90 concession
\nReading: Existentialism and Romantic Love by Skye Cleary
\nAvailable on Amazon: http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1137455799
\nAbout Dr. Cleary: Skye Cleary PhD MBA is a philosopher and author of Existentialism and Romantic Love (Palgrave Macmillan\, 2015). She lectures at Columbia University\, Barnard College\, the City University of New York\, and the New York Public Library. Skye is a co-founder of the Manhattan Love Salon\, an associate editor of the American Philosophical Association&rsquo\;s blog\, an advisory board member of Strategy of Mind (a global executive learning firm)\, and a certified fellow with the American Philosophical Practitioners Association. Skye writes for The Huffington Post\, ABC Radio National\, YourTango\, Aeon Ideas\, Actualise Daily and others. \;
\nWebsite: \;http://skyecleary.com \;
\nTwitter: @Skye_Cleary
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