Elizabeth Brake is an American philosopher and Professor of Philosophy at Rice University. She is known for her works on ethics and political philosophy.[1][2][3] Brake coined the term amatonormativity to describe the widespread belief that everyone is better off in an exclusive, romantic, long-term coupled relationship, and that everyone is seeking such a relationship.[4] Her book Minimizing Marriage received Honorable Mention for the American Philosophical Association Book Prize in 2014. Brake is a former editor of the Journal of Applied Philosophy (2018-2023) and starting in January 2024, she will be an Associate Editor at Ethics.[5]
Elizabeth Brake | |
|---|---|
| Awards | SSHRC grant, APA Book Prize |
| Academic background | |
| Education | University of St. Andrews (PhD, MLitt), University of Oxford (BA) |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | Philosophy |
| Institutions | Rice University (2019-), Arizona State University (2011-2019), University of Calgary (2000-2011), Auburn University (1998-2000) |
| Main interests | Ethics, political philosophy, feminist philosophy, philosophy of sexuality |
| Notable works | Minimizing Marriage |
| Notable ideas | Amatonormativity |
| Website | https://elizabethbrake.com/ |
Books
edit- Minimizing Marriage: Marriage, Morality, and the Law, Oxford University Press, 2012.
- Philosophical Foundations of Children’s and Family Law, edited with Lucinda Ferguson, Oxford University Press, 2018.
- After Marriage: Rethinking Marital Relationships (ed.), Oxford University Press, 2016.
References
edit- ^ McKeever, Natasha (1 August 2013). "Elizabeth Brake: Minimizing Marriage: Marriage, Morality and the Law". Res Publica. 19 (3): 285–289. doi:10.1007/s11158-012-9210-6. ISSN 1572-8692. S2CID 254988086.
- ^ Maras, Rhianna; Sutton, Damien; Marchan, Mary; Rothblum, Esther (2 January 2015). "Minimizing Marriage: Marriage, Morality, and the Law by Elizabeth Brake". Journal of Homosexuality. 62 (1): 121–124. doi:10.1080/00918369.2014.944057. ISSN 0091-8369. S2CID 145383169.
- ^ "Minimizing Marriage: Marriage, Morality, and the Law". Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews.
- ^ Brake, Elizabeth (29 August 2017). "Amatonormativity". Elizabeth Drake. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
- ^ "Elizabeth Brake". Elizabeth Brake.
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