Short Philosophical Guide to the Fallacies of Love

José A. Díez is Professor in the Department of Logic, History and Philosophy of Science at the University of Barcelona, Spain.Andrea Iacona is Professor of Logic in the Department of Philosophy and Education at the University of Turin, Italy.

• Chapter 1: Basic Ideas about LoveWhat we talk about when we talk about loveSome fundamental properties of loveTruth, justification, and knowledgeThe fallacies of loveSex, gender, and stereotypesSome final remarksChapter 2: The Invention of ReasonsRationalizationThe you-you fallacyThe virtue fallacyPurported sour grapesLost love's laboursInference to the worst explanation Chapter 3: The Power of Desire over BeliefThe glasses of loveBelief without evidenceEvidence without beliefLove is blindThe diamond fallacyChapter 4: Wanting it allComplex cases of cognitive mistakesThe divided loverThe princessThe Don JuanThe emotional terrorizerChapter 5: When Love Goes AwayThe end of loveThe sunk costs fallacyThe sweet lemons fallacyInertia and uncertaintyDesamorIndex

[A Short Philosophical Guide to Fallacies of Love] would be useful for anyone who wants to explore the intersection of informal logic, epistemology and love.