How to be a more loving person, in 3 steps
June 24, 2025
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What does it mean to build a moral life rooted in love? Philosopher Meghan Sullivan explores the concept of a "love ethic," a framework that calls us to extend the same compassion and concern we show loved ones to strangers.
Drawing on Aristotle’s idea of a friend as a second self and the biblical story of the Good Samaritan, she outlines three principles at the heart of love ethics: the inherent dignity of every person, love as the foundation of moral reasoning, and practical applications in daily life.
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About Meghan Sullivan:
Meghan Sullivan is the Wilsey Family College Professor of Philosophy at the University of Notre Dame, where she leads the Ethics Initiative and founded the Institute for Ethics and the Common Good. With support from the John Templeton Foundation, the Institute advances research and teaching on human flourishing. Sullivan’s work spans ethics, metaphysics, and religion. She’s the author of Time Biases and co-author of The Good Life Method, based on her acclaimed course “God and the Good Life.”
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