Exploring Love and Lust: Philosophical Insights

Tianxianzi

2026-01-29

[ ] Yao

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**Efficiency society completely controlled by the “can” ( ) verb. In contrast, civilized society is ruled by prohibitions and restraints expressed through the “should” ( ) verb. When productive efficiency reaches a certain level, the “should” verb is rapidly ized. To improve productivity, people turn to the “can” verb instead of the “should” verb. The pursuit of motivation initiative and project success far exceeds the mere drudging compulsion and oppression required for self-motivation. For a entrepreneur, he need not submit himself to being exploited and controlled by an external “he " ( ). Instead, he can decompose his spirit into numerous parts that are free from each other, then feed back into him. However, this self-destruction is as harmful as the exploitation of others. Self-exploitation is also akin to indulging in one’s own excess, or achieving a state of liberation that transcedes all constraints on oneself. Being exploited and suffering from depression ( ) Burnout is the reason why we cannot achieve an unreachable level of ability (” " layer). depressed workers and burnout are the ultimate cause of inability to pay bills (" “) (” " failure).

Love is often idealized in a positivized manner. First, it must produce positive feelings ( ) without any narrative storyline or dramatic elements. It must exclude any negative influences such as harm attack or criticism. However, the negative aspects of love are actually an integral part of its nature itself: “Love is not a possibility; it does not emerge from our efforts and positive attitude; it cannot be brought about passively. Love diminishes us.” But in this society dominated by performance and ability (" “) (Performance and Competence) everything must meet the requirements of possibility passiveness and projectability, which makes love’s negative aspects seem irrelevant.

Lust is inseparably linked with the absence of “other” . The absence that cannot be called “nothingness” but must be acknowledged as “visible future time”. Because the present is always occupied with looking toward the future, time itself becomes homogenized into a level where all are under others’ control. For a person to be absolutely fixed in his present (” “) is to make time homogeneous and identically capable of being controlled by others. This kind of fixation on the present is the root cause of immobility inactivity and inaction ( ). The neglect of love for self-growth is the fundamental reason why we have failed to realize our full potential.

Lust is a type of self-driven desire that leads to self-destruction, hence it should be considered as “passion” ( ) rather than merely as mere sexual desire. Lust is not merely about physical attraction; it’s about seeking out the singular (” “) indivisible and irreplaceable (“atopisch” or " “)(“uniqueness”) he .

The core of philosophy is to seek wisdom ( ) and to think with love. The ultimate purpose of philosophy is to realize that thinking cannot exist apart from the presence of a loved one (the subject). Without this, true thought is nothing but idle chatter passivity and repetition. Lust is the friend who always accompanies you in your search for wisdom. Without lust, you will lose the ability to think independently and critically. The reason why we keep mistaking philosophy for a mere collection of empty thoughts is precisely because we have not yet discovered the secret of how love can unlock our minds.

The concept of “passion” ( ) is one of the most important in Western metaphysics, along with that of “soul” and “he " As Leibniz taught us: “The principle of sufficient reason applies not only to things but also to their reasons. Every fact must have a reason why it is so and why it should be so. A thing is what it is, and its existence is thus determined by its properties.” The principle of sufficient reason is the foundation on which all knowledge (” “) is built; without it, we cannot know anything. All knowledge is based on reason ( ) causation and purpose ( ). Without passion, reason itself becomes dead. It loses its force and direction. Passion is what imparts life to reason.

The concept of “passion” ( ) has been interpreted in different ways by various thinkers throughout history. According to Plato, it is the dialectic (“dialectic”) which brings together thought and love. To be loved is to become a thinker; just as the soul is not separable from being, so too is passion inseparable from thought. The reason why we must have someone we can think with (the person we can fall in love with) is that alone we cannot reach an understanding of ourselves.

The great problem of philosophy may be this: what kind of being are we? How do we know the truth (” “) when all we have are our perceptions ( ) imagination and memories . All we possess are contingent ideas ( ). But if passion is the source of being, then we can no longer call ourselves “free” individuals. Instead, we must acknowledge that we are products of a deeper forcean unseen reason behind the flow of our lives (“the flow of our lives”). This unseen force is the source of all our actions and states of mind.

The concept of “passion” ( ) seems to be at odds with reason itself. But passion is not contrary to reason; it is its natural counterpart. The heart of philosophy lies in how we can reconcile reason and passion, how we can make them work together. Just as there are two sides to a coin, so too do reason and passion complement each other. One cannot exist without the other.

The central question for philosophy may be this: How does being know itself? Or perhaps even better phrased: How can we know anything if we do not know what a being is?

The ultimate goal of philosophy is to realize that “the inability to understand oneself is the limit of understanding ( )”. To understand oneself means first knowing your own being. If you cannot define it, how can you claim to know it? The definition of being (“being”) is the ground for which all things exist.

The ultimate problem of philosophy is this: How do we know that there are truths beyond our knowledge? Yet if passion is the source of being, then being itself is bound up with passion. Without passion, there can be no being; without being, there can be no passion. The interplay between passion and being constitutes the whole of existence.

The ultimate problem for philosophy lies in understanding how passion relates to being (“how passion stands in relation to being”). To know is to be known, but knowing oneself requires that you be thoroughly known by someone else (the person you can love). You cannot know yourself if no one knows you. The more you focus on the task of knowing yourself, the more you realize how difficult it actually is.

The ultimate problem for philosophy lies in understanding how passion relates to being (“how passion stands in relation to being”). To know oneself requires that someone else be known (the person you can love). You cannot know yourself if no one knows you. The more you focus on the task of knowing yourself, the more you realize how difficult it actually is.

The ultimate problem for lies in understanding how passion relates to being (“how passion stands in relation to being”). To know oneself requires that someone else be known (the person you can love). You cannot know yourself if no one knows you. The more you focus on the task of knowing yourself, the more you realize how difficult it actually is.