This theory states that in order for someone to realize and understand the knowledge of love, one must undergo a single event that provides a reality check or ‘blow,’ which causes suffering. A single event, like a sudden breakup or even a death, makes the person switch to another reality where they have a totally different perspective in life. The idea is that through suffering, one can find the means to obtain the knowledge of love. This suffering, explained by Nussbaum is described as “a ‘physical blow…to the heart’; ‘like… a thunderbolt’” (Nussbaum 266). Her problem with this ideology is the fact the only way to truly unlock the knowledge of love is through a single moment which causes immense suffering in isolation. Nussbaum argues that we can use other emotions like joy, concern, and happiness to unlock this same forgotten reality over a longer period of time. She thinks that the event that opens a person’s eyes to the knowledge of love does not have to be an instantaneous
This theory states that in order for someone to realize and understand the knowledge of love, one must undergo a single event that provides a reality check or ‘blow,’ which causes suffering. A single event, like a sudden breakup or even a death, makes the person switch to another reality where they have a totally different perspective in life. The idea is that through suffering, one can find the means to obtain the knowledge of love. This suffering, explained by Nussbaum is described as “a ‘physical blow…to the heart’; ‘like… a thunderbolt’” (Nussbaum 266). Her problem with this ideology is the fact the only way to truly unlock the knowledge of love is through a single moment which causes immense suffering in isolation. Nussbaum argues that we can use other emotions like joy, concern, and happiness to unlock this same forgotten reality over a longer period of time. She thinks that the event that opens a person’s eyes to the knowledge of love does not have to be an instantaneous