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Philia vs Eros - What's the difference?

philia | eros |

As nouns the difference between philia and eros

is that philia is friendship (translating greek'' ) while eros is eros (physical love).

philia

English

Noun

(wikipedia philia)
  • friendship (translating Greek'' )
  • liking
  • (countable) a psychological disorder characterized by an irrational favorable disposition towards something

    • Antonyms

    * (in psychology ): phobia

    References

    * OED 2006

    eros

    English

    Noun

    (en-noun)
  • A winged figure of a child representing love and/or its power
  • Physical love; sexual desire
  • a type of love that seeks fulfillment without violation or something else
  • (psychiatry) libido
  • (psychiatry) collective instincts for self-preservation; life drive

    • Antonyms

    * (life drive) (death drive), Thanatos

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