Platonic love, in its modern popular sense, is a non-sexual affectionate Affection is a "disposition or state of mind or body" that is often associated with a feeling or type of love. It has given rise to a number of branches of philosophy and psychology concerning: emotion ; disease; influence; state of being (philosophy); and state of mind (psychology) relationship.^[1] A simple example of Platonic relationships is a deep, non-sexual friendship, not subject to gender pairings and including close relatives.

At the same time, this interpretation is a misunderstanding of the nature of the Platonic ideal Platonic idealism usually refers to Plato's theory of forms or doctrine of ideas, the exact philosophical meaning of which is perhaps one of the most disputed questions in higher academic philosophy. At least one may say, with some degree of certitude, that Plato held the realm of ideas to be absolute reality. As for the exact relationship between of love Love is any of a number of emotions related to a sense of strong affection and attachment. The word love can refer to a variety of different feelings, states, and attitudes, ranging from generic pleasure to intense interpersonal attraction ("I love my husband"). This diversity of uses and meanings, combined with the complexity of the which, from its origin, was that of a chaste Chastity is sexual behavior of a man or woman acceptable to the ethical norms and guidelines of a culture, civilization, or religion but strong love, that was believed to be elevated above sex.

Contents 1 Amor Platonicus 2 See also 3 References 4 External links

Amor Platonicus

The term amor platonicus was coined as early as the 15th century As a means of recording the passage of time, the 15th century was the century which lasted from 1401 to 1500 by the Florentine Florence (Italian: Firenze listen , pronounced [fiˈrɛntse]; alternative desuete spelling: Fiorenza, L