The Philosophy of Love

...carnal appetite original: "appétition charnelle" — The text here completes the word "appétition" from the previous page. In Renaissance philosophy, this refers to sensory desires rooted in the body, which the author contrasts with intellectual or divine love., returning quite effectively, point by
point, to the opening words of his Di-
logue Referring to the Dialogues of Love by Leone Ebreo, a famous Neoplatonic work where the characters Philo and Sophia discuss the nature of the universe through the lens of love., and leaving a solid prepara-
tion for the second and third

PHILO

A decorative woodcut tailpiece ornament. It features a central stylized face or mask topped with a sprig of leaves. The face is surrounded by symmetrical scrollwork and floral motifs, including what appear to be stylized bird-like figures at the top. At the bottom of the ornament, flanking the base of the mask, are the letters "P" and "D".