'' Minimizing Marriage: Marriage, Morality, and the Law '' is a 2012 book by Elizabeth Brake in which the author provides an "in-depth examination of marriage, within the context of contemporary ethical and political theory."

Reception

The book was reviewed in ''

Ethics Ethics or moral philosophy is a branch of philosophy that "involves systematizing, defending, and recommending concepts of right and wrong behavior".''Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy'' The field of ethics, along with aesthetics, concerns ...

'', ''

Hypatia Hypatia, Koine pronunciation (born 350–370; died 415 AD) was a neoplatonist philosopher, astronomer, and mathematician, who lived in Alexandria, Egypt, then part of the Eastern Roman Empire. She was a prominent thinker in Alexandria wher ...

'', ''Humana Mente – International Journal of Philosophical Studies'', ''Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews'', ''

Philosophy in Review ''Philosophy in Review'', formerly ''Canadian Philosophical Reviews'', is an English-language online open access journal, that specializes in the review of books about philosophy. It is published six times a year and covers all areas of and approa ...

'', ''

Reason Reason is the capacity of Consciousness, consciously applying logic by Logical consequence, drawing conclusions from new or existing information, with the aim of seeking the truth. It is closely associated with such characteristically human activ ...

'', '' Res Publica'', '' Social Theory and Practice'', ''

Journal of Applied Philosophy The ''Journal of Applied Philosophy'' is a peer-reviewed academic journal published by Wiley-Blackwell on behalf of the Society for Applied Philosophy and edited by Elizabeth Brake (Rice University). It covers a broad spectrum of issues in all a ...

'', '' The Philosopher’s Magazine'', ''

Journal of Homosexuality The ''Journal of Homosexuality'' is a peer-reviewed academic journal covering research into sexual practices and gender roles in their cultural, historical, interpersonal, and modern social contexts. History The founding editor-in-chief was Cha ...

'', and ''APhEx Portale Italiano di Filosofia Analitica Giornale di Filosofia''.

Cultural impact

In the book, Brake coined the

neologism A neologism Greek νέο- ''néo''(="new") and λόγος /''lógos'' meaning "speech, utterance"] is a relatively recent or isolated term, word, or phrase that may be in the process of entering common use, but that has not been fully accepted int ...

term Amatonormativity, defined as "the widespread assumption that everyone is better off in an exclusive, romantic, long-term coupled relationship, and that everyone is seeking such a relationship." The concept has been particularly impactful for aromantic people, as Amatonormativity is said to be connected to devaluing

familial Familial may refer to: * ''Familial'' (album), a 2010 studio album by Phil Selway *Family, a group of people affiliated by consanguinity, affinity, or co-residence *Family (biology), one of the eight major taxonomic ranks, classified between orde ...

, platonic, and queerplatonic friendships/relationships.

References

External links

* 2012 non-fiction books Ethics books Oxford University Press books Books in political philosophy Books about the philosophy of sexuality Books about marriage Books about same-sex marriage {{philo-book-stub