The Four Loves
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The Four Loves is a 1960 book by C. S. Lewis that explores and contrasts four distinct types of human love—affection, friendship, eros, and charity—from a Christian philosophical perspective.
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| The Four Loves canonical | 2 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Four Loves Context triple: [C. S. Lewis, notableWork, The Four Loves]
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A.
The Ways of Love
"The Ways of Love" is a song by Neil Young featured on his 1989 album *Freedom*, reflecting his characteristic blend of introspective lyrics and melodic rock.
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B.
The Joy of Love
The Joy of Love is Pope Francis’s 2016 apostolic exhortation on love, marriage, and family life in the contemporary world.
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C.
Love and Will
Love and Will is a seminal existential psychology book by Rollo May that explores the relationship between human love, will, and the search for meaning in modern life.
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D.
Aspects of Love
Aspects of Love is a musical by Andrew Lloyd Webber that explores complex romantic relationships over time, based on the novel by David Garnett.
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E.
The Origin of Love
The Origin of Love is Mika’s third studio album, showcasing a more mature pop sound with electronic influences and introspective, love-centered lyrics.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Four Loves Target entity description: The Four Loves is a 1960 book by C. S. Lewis that explores and contrasts four distinct types of human love—affection, friendship, eros, and charity—from a Christian philosophical perspective.
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A.
The Ways of Love
"The Ways of Love" is a song by Neil Young featured on his 1989 album *Freedom*, reflecting his characteristic blend of introspective lyrics and melodic rock.
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B.
The Joy of Love
The Joy of Love is Pope Francis’s 2016 apostolic exhortation on love, marriage, and family life in the contemporary world.
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C.
Love and Will
Love and Will is a seminal existential psychology book by Rollo May that explores the relationship between human love, will, and the search for meaning in modern life.
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D.
Aspects of Love
Aspects of Love is a musical by Andrew Lloyd Webber that explores complex romantic relationships over time, based on the novel by David Garnett.
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E.
The Origin of Love
The Origin of Love is Mika’s third studio album, showcasing a more mature pop sound with electronic influences and introspective, love-centered lyrics.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian literature
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book ⓘ non-fiction book ⓘ |
| adaptedFrom | radio talks by C. S. Lewis ⓘ |
| author | C. S. Lewis ⓘ |
| basedOnConcept | Greek classifications of love ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| discusses |
idolatry of human loves
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nature of love ⓘ relationship between human love and divine love ⓘ selfish love ⓘ selfless love ⓘ |
| distinguishesBetween | need-love and gift-love ⓘ |
| exploresConcept |
affection
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agape ⓘ charity ⓘ eros ⓘ friendship ⓘ |
| followedBy | A Grief Observed ⓘ |
| genre |
Christian apologetics
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philosophy of love ⓘ |
| hasForm |
book
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radio talks ⓘ |
| hasISBN | 978-0-15-632930-9 ⓘ |
| hasPart |
section on affection (storge)
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section on charity (agape) ⓘ section on eros ⓘ section on friendship (philia) ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
dependence of human love on divine love
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limits of natural human loves ⓘ moral responsibilities in loving others ⓘ |
| includedIn | C. S. Lewis bibliography ⓘ |
| influenced | Christian discussions of love in the 20th century ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mediaType | print ⓘ |
| notableFor |
classification of four types of love
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integration of theology and everyday experience of love ⓘ |
| philosophicalPerspective | Christian philosophy ⓘ |
| precededBy | Reflections on the Psalms ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1960 ⓘ |
| publisher | Geoffrey Bles ⓘ |
| settingOfComposition | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| subject |
Christian theology
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ethics ⓘ human relationships ⓘ love ⓘ |
| theologicalPerspective | Christian ⓘ |
| timeOfComposition | late 1950s ⓘ |
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