| Summary: | <span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: x-small;"><p align="LEFT">What does it mean to examine erotic love and intimacy from a sociological point of view? Does this endeavour entail a</p> <p align="LEFT">definition of love, and, if so, is such a definition possible from a sociological perspective? This paper discusses the epistemological</p> <p align="LEFT">challenges implied by the task of constructing love as the object of sociological inquiry. We will start by giving</p> <p align="LEFT">a definition of the task itself and by detailing the peculiarities of a sociological inquiry on love. We will point out why</p> <p align="LEFT">it is imperative for such an inquiry to remain open to the historicity of love as an emotion and as a form of interaction.</p> <p align="LEFT">Finally we will explore love as the object of a sociological investigation in order to spell out what becomes visible to the</p> <p>sociological eye once the correct epistemological precautions are taken.</p></span></span>
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