From a Stoic perspective, what we love in other human beings is the element of Logos in them - which is the same as saying that we love the Divine element in them. Furthermore, every creature of Logos, is a citizen in the Cosmic City (to the extent that they live according to Logos). This is very similar to Augustine's City of God. In both cases, the political community we should think of our selves as part of is a "virtual" community - not any particular political context we happen to born into (such as a nation).
From a Stoic perspective, what we love in other human beings is the element of Logos in them - which is the same as saying that we love the Divine element in them. Furthermore, every creature of Logos, is a citizen in the Cosmic City (to the extent that they live according to Logos). This is very similar to Augustine's City of God. In both cases, the political community we should think of our selves as part of is a "virtual" community - not any particular political context we happen to born into (such as a nation).
It did strike me that they are very similar approaches to appreciating collective humanity.