Audiobook The Evolution of Love

The author examines the psychogenetic evolution of emotional life across three distinct historical stages, challenging the notion that love is an immutable instinct coeval with humanity. The argument begins with the prehistoric era of the unmediated sexual impulse, characterized by promiscuity and matriarchal social structures. It then explores the second stage, defined by the rise of metaphysical eroticism during the Middle Ages, marked by the conflict between spiritual devotion and physical desire, the cult of chivalry, and the deification of womanhood. Finally, the text explores the modern synthesis where sexuality and spiritual love begin to blend. Throughout the work, the author demonstrates how individual psychical development mirrors the historical progress of the human race.