Brake, Elizabeth
Minimizing Marriage
- ISBN 13:
- 9780199774135
- author:
- Brake, Elizabeth
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- Oxford Univ Pr
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2012
- Pages:
- 256
- Genre:
- Philosophy, History & Surveys
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 5 working days
Description
Marriage retains a special moral significance even in secular contexts. This book examines the morally salient features of marriage, including promise, commitment, care, and contract, to argue that it has no inherent moral value. The author challenges influential philosophical accounts of marriage's moral value, instead suggesting that marriage is a poor commitment strategy and that its moral significance sustains discrimination against non-amorous relationships. The book proposes a liberal approach to marriage, arguing that recognition of same-sex marriage also requires recognition of other groups, such as polyamorous communities and adult care networks.
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