Existentialism and Romantic Love: An Alternative Valentine's Day Afternoon
Dr Skye Cleary

February 13, 2016, 8:30pm - 9:30pm
The Humanist Hub, Harvard Humanists

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Modern romantic ideals about finding the one and living happily ever are being brought into question by websites that encourage infidelity, wider legal and social acceptance of relationship variations, and the fact that almost one in two marriages don't make it to their 30 year pearl anniversary. Drawing on the existential philosophers and lovers Simone de Beauvoir and Jean-Paul Sartre, including Sartre's famous lecture ‘Existentialism is a Humanism’, this talk will explore the role of loyalty, commitment, monogamy, and honesty in humanism and humanist values. Are these, de facto, things that are aligned with humanism? Should they be? What role does communication play?

Recommended Reading: Existentialism and Romantic Love by Skye Cleary

Available on Amazon: http://smile.amazon.com/dp/1137455799

About 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’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.  

Website: http://skyecleary.com 

Twitter: @Skye_Cleary

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