可以不誇地說，愛是人生的主要且重大的經驗，也是人生的重大議題。然而，反諷的是，大部分的人往往對愛缺乏真正的理解，以致於世界充滿愛的遺憾與悲劇。就人論與生命哲學的角度說，愛是揭露人性與人的生命意義的關鍵；一個人只有在愛裡才能真正認識人性的內涵，也只有在愛裡才能認識生命的意義、才能肯定種種存在活動的價值。擴而大之，愛也是存有（Being）的本質所在，人只有透過愛才能知道為何是「有」而不是「無」，也才能了解存有的意義以及人與物的基本關係。再就倫理的角度說，愛是道德的根源；愛非但不與道德對立，反而是道德的基礎；沒有愛，所有的道德不可能（包括對待自然物的道德），也沒有意義。更重要的是，愛也是解決各種道德困境的關鍵；只有在愛的前提，道德衝突才是可忍受的，也才有出路。今天是個流行愛但卻對愛無知的時代，立現代人需要好好靜下來思想一切有關愛的事。本課程的目的就在於系統地、思想地對愛進行分析與反省，進而確認人的存在意義與價值。

It is no exaggeration to say that love is the main and important experience in life, and it is also a major issue in life. However, the irony is that most people often lack a true understanding of love, causing the world to be full of regrets and tragedies about love. From the perspective of human theory and philosophy of life, love is the key to revealing the meaning of human nature and human life; only in love can a person truly understand the connotation of human nature, and only in love can one understand the meaning of life and affirm the value of various existential activities. Expanding further, love is also the essence of being. Only through love can people know why there is "something" rather than "nothing", and they can also understand the meaning of existence and the basic relationship between people and things. From an ethical perspective, love is the root of morality; far from being opposed to morality, love is the foundation of morality; without love, all morality (including the morality of treating natural objects) is impossible and meaningless. More importantly, love is also the key to solving various moral dilemmas; only on the premise of love can moral conflicts be tolerated and can there be a way out. Today is an era where love is popular but ignorant of love. Modern people need to calm down and think about all things related to love. The purpose of this course is to systematically and ideologically analyze and reflect on love, and then confirm the meaning and value of human existence.

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