This text is a transcript from a reading held at a conference on the relation between love and philosophy at the University of Leuven on the 8th of november, 2024. Because the ideas presented here build on the structure and etymological root of a specific Dutch word, I have chosen not to provide an English translation, as I doubt whether an adequat translation would be possible. In Van Aalmoes tot Zwijntjesjager , een verzameling van kleine etymologiën van de Nederlandse taa

Lamont Coleman, a.k.a Big L Here’s a rap lyric from the marvellous Big L on Put it On, the opening track on his debut album Lifestylez ov da Poor and Dangerous , which came out in 1995 and remains a classic to this day:   You better flee hops, or get your head thrown three blocks L keep rappers hearts pumping like Reeboks.   Even though this might seem like a rap lyric we’ve all heard many times before – both  thematically and stylistically – I want to show you that the