Pärttyli Rinne – författare

“This is an immensely useful resource for other scholars and philosophers wishing to understand Kant’s views on love.”– Rae Langton, University of Cambridge What did Immanuel Kant really think about love? In Kant on Love, Pärttyli Rinne provides the first systematic study of ‘love’ in the philosophy of Kant. Rinne argues that love is much more important to Kant than previously realised, and that understanding love is actually essential for Kantian ethical life.The study involves two interpretative main propositions. First, that love in Kant includes an underlying general division of love into love of benevolence and love of delight. Further, the study divides Kant’s concept of love into several aspects of love, such as self-love, sexual love (and love of beauty), love of God, love of neighbor and love in friendship. A chapter of the book is devoted to each of these aspects, beginning with the lowest forms of self-love as crude animality, and moving gradually upwards towards idealised ethical notions of love. One way or another, the major aspects relate to the general division of love.This analytical trajectory yields the second main proposition of the study: Together, the aspects of love reveal an ascent of love in Kant’s thought. Perhaps surprisingly, for Kant, love permeates human existence from the strongest impulses of nature to the highest ideals of morally deserved happiness.

“This is an immensely useful resource for other scholars and philosophers wishing to understand Kant’s views on love.”– Rae Langton, University of Cambridge What did Immanuel Kant really think about love? In Kant on Love, Pärttyli Rinne provides the first systematic study of ‘love’ in the philosophy of Kant. Rinne argues that love is much more important to Kant than previously realised, and that understanding love is actually essential for Kantian ethical life.The study involves two interpretative main propositions. First, that love in Kant includes an underlying general division of love into love of benevolence and love of delight. Further, the study divides Kant’s concept of love into several aspects of love, such as self-love, sexual love (and love of beauty), love of God, love of neighbor and love in friendship. A chapter of the book is devoted to each of these aspects, beginning with the lowest forms of self-love as crude animality, and moving gradually upwards towards idealised ethical notions of love. One way or another, the major aspects relate to the general division of love.This analytical trajectory yields the second main proposition of the study: Together, the aspects of love reveal an ascent of love in Kant’s thought. Perhaps surprisingly, for Kant, love permeates human existence from the strongest impulses of nature to the highest ideals of morally deserved happiness.

Sex, love, and friendship play an integral role in Immanuel Kant’s conception of human life. Against common prejudices, Kant provides substantial contributions to the philosophical discussion of these topics. This unique collection of essays sheds light on how the notions function in Kant’s philosophy, both individually and in conjunction with each other. The essays examine intertwined issues such as theory of sexuality, marriage (including same-sex marriage), morality and sexual objectification, love and autonomy, love of human beings, the conceptual structure of love, friendship, misanthropy, and the highest good. The contributors include internationally well-known experts in the field. They approach the topics diversely from historical, philosophical, critical, and interpretative perspectives. The collection will be an invaluable resource for Kant scholars and for anyone interested in affective social relations in the history of philosophy and beyond.

Sex, love, and friendship play an integral role in Immanuel Kant’s conception of human life. Against common prejudices, Kant provides substantial contributions to the philosophical discussion of these topics. This unique collection of essays sheds light on how the notions function in Kant’s philosophy, both individually and in conjunction with each other. The essays examine intertwined issues such as theory of sexuality, marriage (including same-sex marriage), morality and sexual objectification, love and autonomy, love of human beings, the conceptual structure of love, friendship, misanthropy, and the highest good. The contributors include internationally well-known experts in the field. They approach the topics diversely from historical, philosophical, critical, and interpretative perspectives. The collection will be an invaluable resource for Kant scholars and for anyone interested in affective social relations in the history of philosophy and beyond.

Kirja kaikille jotka haluavat ymmärtää rakkautta. Mitä ovat rakkauden kipinät? Kuinka rakkauden lajit kietoutuvat toisiinsa tapahtumien virrassa? Rakkaudesta on viimeisen kahden ja puolen tuhannen vuoden aikana kirjoitettu loputtomasti. Ilmiön kirjo kattaa keskeisimmät ihmiselämän alueet parinmuodostuksesta ja vanhemmuudesta ystävyyteen sekä uskonnollisiin ja esteettisiin kokemuksiin. Rakkaus sanoittaa myös yhteisöjen moraalisia ja poliittisia ideaaleja. Tämä kirja tarjoaa läpileikkauksen rakkauden tärkeimmistä ulottuvuuksista ja niiden keskinäissuhteista. Teos yhdistää nykyaikaisen evolutiivisen maailmankuvan rakkauden alkuimpulsseja koskevaan käsitteelliseen analyysiin ja vapaasti virtaavaan esseistiikkaan. Tekstissä rakentuu omaperäinen, tieteellisesti motivoitu ja henkilökohtaisesti eletty näkökulma erään inhimillisen perusilmiön käsittämiseksi. Pärttyli Rinne on filosofi, kirjailija ja palkittu käsikirjoittaja. Hän on aiemmin kirjoittanut romaanin Viimeinen sana (2014) ja filosofisen tutkielman Kant on Love (2018). Rinne toimii vierailevana tutkijana Aalto-yliopiston neurotieteen laitoksella.