| 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/ |
Elizabeth Brake is an American philosopher and Professor of Philosophy at Rice University. She is known for her works on ethics and political philosophy. 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. 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.
Books
- 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
- 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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