Professor Aaron Ben-Ze'ev, the President of the University of Haifa, is Professor of Philosophy. He earned his doctorate at the University of Chicago (1981). He has served as Rector, Dean of Research, Chairperson of the Department of Philosophy, Head of the Haifa University Press, and Head of the Academic Channel. His research focuses upon the philosophy of psychology and especially the study of emotions. He is considered one of the world's leading experts in the study of emotions. He has written many books and articles on these topics including: The Perceptual System (Peter Lang, 1993).The Subtlety of Emotions (MIT Press, 2000), and Love Online: Emotions on the Internet (Cambridge University Press, 2003).Ruhama Goussinsky, Ph.D, is a lecturer in the Human Service Department in Emek Ysreel College and Haifa University in Israel. She wrote her doctorate on men who murdered their female partners and has participated in the National Survey on Violence Against Women in Israel.

...A broad and varied insight into how people cope with this disparity between idealised and experienced love...the fresh perspective and innovative format adopted by Ben-Ze'ev and Goussinsky means 'In the Name of Love' is an excellent starting point for those beginning research in this area.

• Introduction - "I want to know what love is" ; 1. Romantic ideology - "If you love someone" ; 2. Love at breaking point - "What have I got to do to make you love me?" ; 3. The ambivalent nature of romantic love - "What is this thing called love?" ; 4. Understanding wife killing - "See you at the bitter end" ; 5. Boundaries of the possible - "Never give up on a good thing" ; 6. Structural difficulties in romantic love - "Hard times for lovers" ; 7. Romantic compromises and accommodations - "You've got to take the bitter with the sweet" ; 8. The nurturing approach to love - "We walk in the dream, but dream no more"

Professor Aaron Ben-Ze'ev, the President of the University of Haifa, is Professor of Philosophy. He earned his doctorate at the University of Chicago (1981). He has served as Rector, Dean of Research, Chairperson of the Department of Philosophy, Head of the Haifa University Press, and Head of the Academic Channel. His research focuses upon the philosophy of psychology and especially the study of emotions. He is considered one of the world's leading experts in the study of emotions. He has written many books and articles on these topics including: The Perceptual System (Peter Lang, 1993).The Subtlety of Emotions (MIT Press, 2000), and Love Online: Emotions on the Internet (Cambridge University Press, 2003).Ruhama Goussinsky, Ph.D, is a lecturer in the Human Service Department in Emek Ysreel College and Haifa University in Israel. She wrote her doctorate on men who murdered their female partners and has participated in the National Survey on Violence Against Women in Israel.

...A broad and varied insight into how people cope with this disparity between idealised and experienced love...the fresh perspective and innovative format adopted by Ben-Ze'ev and Goussinsky means 'In the Name of Love' is an excellent starting point for those beginning research in this area.

• Introduction - "I want to know what love is" ; 1. Romantic ideology - "If you love someone" ; 2. Love at breaking point - "What have I got to do to make you love me?" ; 3. The ambivalent nature of romantic love - "What is this thing called love?" ; 4. Understanding wife killing - "See you at the bitter end" ; 5. Boundaries of the possible - "Never give up on a good thing" ; 6. Structural difficulties in romantic love - "Hard times for lovers" ; 7. Romantic compromises and accommodations - "You've got to take the bitter with the sweet" ; 8. The nurturing approach to love - "We walk in the dream, but dream no more"

Professor Aaron Ben-Ze'ev, the President of the University of Haifa, is Professor of Philosophy. He earned his doctorate at the University of Chicago (1981). He has served as Rector, Dean of Research, Chairperson of the Department of Philosophy, Head of the Haifa University Press, and Head of the Academic Channel. His research focuses upon the philosophy of psychology and especially the study of emotions. He is considered one of the world's leading experts in the study of emotions. He has written many books and articles on these topics including: The Perceptual System (Peter Lang, 1993).The Subtlety of Emotions (MIT Press, 2000), and Love Online: Emotions on the Internet (Cambridge University Press, 2003).Ruhama Goussinsky, Ph.D, is a lecturer in the Human Service Department in Emek Ysreel College and Haifa University in Israel. She wrote her doctorate on men who murdered their female partners and has participated in the National Survey on Violence Against Women in Israel.

...A broad and varied insight into how people cope with this disparity between idealised and experienced love...the fresh perspective and innovative format adopted by Ben-Ze'ev and Goussinsky means 'In the Name of Love' is an excellent starting point for those beginning research in this area.

• Introduction - "I want to know what love is" ; 1. Romantic ideology - "If you love someone" ; 2. Love at breaking point - "What have I got to do to make you love me?" ; 3. The ambivalent nature of romantic love - "What is this thing called love?" ; 4. Understanding wife killing - "See you at the bitter end" ; 5. Boundaries of the possible - "Never give up on a good thing" ; 6. Structural difficulties in romantic love - "Hard times for lovers" ; 7. Romantic compromises and accommodations - "You've got to take the bitter with the sweet" ; 8. The nurturing approach to love - "We walk in the dream, but dream no more"