Charlie Kirk and a Guest Wrestle With Defining Love, From Self-Love to Greek Agape

A Guest Struggles to Define Love

Charlie Kirk asked a guest during a panel discussion what her definition of love would be. She admitted it was a difficult question, saying she has a hard time with the term love and everything around it, and that it makes her somewhat afraid. She said the type of love she focuses on most is self-love. While acknowledging that other women in the discussion had pointed to many different kinds of love a person can find in a partner, she said she couldn't imagine loving someone else unconditionally, though she could find ways to love herself.

The Four Greek Words for Love

Kirk responded by explaining that the Greeks had four separate words for love, noting that English collapses all of them into one term. He named phileo as the first, describing it as a completely different type of love than storge, and also pointed to eros. He closed with agape, which he described, as a Christian, as the highest form of love, the kind that means being willing to give your life for another person. He called that a very hard standard, then applied it to himself, saying he would give his life for his wife in a second, and for his child.