▁for ▁the ▁object ▁to ▁be ▁im bu ed ▁with ▁every ▁ph ant as ised ▁per fection . ▁Pr oust ▁went ▁further , ▁sing ling ▁out ▁absence , ▁in access ibility ▁or ▁je alous y ▁as ▁the ▁necessary ▁precip itants ▁of ▁love . ▁Lac an ▁would ▁almost ▁par ody ▁the ▁tradition ▁with ▁his ▁saying ▁that ▁" lo ve ▁is ▁giving ▁something ▁you ▁haven ' t ▁got ▁to ▁someone ▁who ▁doesn ' t ▁exist ". ▁A ▁post - L ac an ian ▁like ▁Lu ce ▁Ir ig ar ay ▁would ▁then ▁struggle ▁to ▁find ▁room ▁for ▁love ▁in ▁a ▁world ▁that ▁will ▁" reduce ▁the ▁other ▁to ▁the ▁same ... emph as izing ▁er otic ism ▁to ▁the ▁det r iment ▁of ▁love , ▁under ▁the ▁cover ▁of ▁sexual ▁liber ation ". ▁ ▁Western ▁philosoph ers ▁of ▁love ▁▁ ▁H es iod ▁Emp ed oc les ▁Pl ato ▁( Sym pos ium , ▁Ne op lat on ism ) ▁St ▁August ine ▁Thomas ▁Aqu inas ▁Leon ▁Heb re o ▁Bar uch ▁Sp ino za ▁Nicolas ▁Male b ran che ▁Jean - Pierre ▁R ous sel ot ▁Antonio ▁Cas o ▁And rade ▁Sig mund ▁Fre ud ▁S ø ren ▁K ier k ega ard ▁- ▁Works ▁of ▁Love ▁Carl ▁Jung ▁Anders ▁Ny gren ▁Martin ▁D ' Ar cy ▁Ir ving ▁S inger ▁- ▁Philosoph y ▁of ▁Love : ▁A ▁Part ial ▁Sum ming - Up ▁Arthur ▁Sch open h auer ▁- ▁Met aph ys ics ▁of ▁Love ▁Thomas ▁Jay ▁O ord ▁Friedrich ▁N iet z sche