The Human ErosThe Human Eros explores themes in classical American philosophy, primarily the thought of John Dewey, but also that of Ralph Waldo Emerson, George Santayana, and Native American traditions. Alexanders primary claim is that human beings have an inherent need to experience meaning and value, a Human Eros. Our various cultures are symbolic environments or spiritual ecologies within which the Human Eros seeks to thrive. This is how we inhabit the earth.