Tainted Love 07

- Finish Baby Doll & Tiger Tail.

-  Read: The Practice of Love

(as you read “The Practice of Love,” remember that one does not read philosophical text the same way one reads fiction. Try to determine the main argument of each paragraph. I would suggest that you even underline whatever sentence you think encapsulates the meaning of each paragraph, and then reread all the underlined sentences in a row once you’ve gone through the whole piece.)

- Then read this love story.

Questions for equestrians: What is true love? Is there such a thing? How do you know?

- Read to page 190 in Baby Doll & Tiger Tail

- Read Love’s Disintegration in Modern Society

-Watch Behind the Scenes of Mad Men

Questions for equestrians: Do you think that Fromm’s description of the disintegration of love in modern society is accurate? Why? The Art of Loving was written in the 1950’s and early 60’s. Is there anything about the opinions expressed in the excerpt that feel particularly relevant to that time period? Similarly, “Tiger Tail” was written in the 1950s. Do you see any relationships between the two? How does “Mad Men” fit into your interpretation?