Abstract: The meaning of the word “philosophy” is derived from two Greek affixes:“φιλο” (love) and “σοφια” (wisdom), two pillars of philosophy. However,“wisdom” has long been put higher as the core of philosophy, than “love”, an attachment. Such a practice has eaten away “love” on the one hand, and dragged philosophy into crisis on the other. In fact, in the history of philosophy, the discussion of love in philosophy bears a long history, especially in modern philosophy. Levinas’ phenomenology of Eros has completely reversed the position of love and wisdom in philosophy, taking love as the center of philosophy construction. However, if we only regard philosophy as “to love wisdom”, it will lead to philosophy’s solipsism, thus erasing otherness; if we only regard philosophy as “love”, it will result in philosophy’s irrationality. In order to avoid these two tendencies and save the crisis of philosophy, “philosophy” should be called “wisdom of love”.

Key words: philosophy, love of wisdom, otherness, wisdom of love, blending of emotion and reason