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The Book of Love

By Paolo Mantegazza

(3.5 stars) • 10 reviews

Explore a world where the deep connections of love are explored through both science and human experience.

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2018-06-30
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Summary

"The Book of Love" by Paolo Mantegazza is a scientific exploration of love in all living things. The author looks closely at love by breaking it down into the areas of biology and anthropology to provide a better understanding. The story looks at the significance of love in animals, plants, and humans. The first part introduces the central theme of love, portraying it as a driving force in life itself. The book uses a scientific viewpoint to examine love, emphasizing its importance in the lives of every living thing, simple or complex. It questions common ideas about love and prepares the reader for a very close study of its different forms, beginning with how living things reproduce and progressing to the complex emotions that result. This story wants readers to think about love as more than just a feeling, suggesting that it is a natural phenomenon that is a part of our biology and who we are.

About the Author

Paolo Mantegazza was an Italian neurologist, physiologist, and anthropologist, known for his experimental investigation of coca leaves and its effects on the human psyche. He was also an author of fiction.

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