| Title |
Natural Selection, Childrearing, and the Ethics of Marriage (and Divorce): Building a Case for the Neuroenhancement of Human Relationships
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Knowledge In Society, July 2012
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| DOI | 10.1007/s13347-012-0081-8 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Brian D. Earp, Anders Sandberg, Julian Savulescu |
| Abstract |
We argue that the fragility of contemporary marriages-and the corresponding high rates of divorce-can be explained (in large part) by a three-part mismatch: between our relationship values, our evolved psychobiological natures, and our modern social, physical, and technological environment. "Love drugs" could help address this mismatch by boosting our psychobiologies while keeping our values and our environment intact. While individual couples should be free to use pharmacological interventions to sustain and improve their romantic connection, we suggest that they may have an obligation to do so as well, in certain cases. Specifically, we argue that couples with offspring may have a special responsibility to enhance their relationships for the sake of their children. We outline an evolutionarily informed research program for identifying promising biomedical enhancements of love and commitment. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 8 | 26% |
| United Kingdom | 3 | 10% |
| Spain | 2 | 6% |
| France | 2 | 6% |
| Italy | 1 | 3% |
| Singapore | 1 | 3% |
| Switzerland | 1 | 3% |
| Mexico | 1 | 3% |
| Australia | 1 | 3% |
| Other | 1 | 3% |
| Unknown | 10 | 32% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 19 | 61% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 5 | 16% |
| Scientists | 4 | 13% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 3 | 10% |
Mendeley readers
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 2 | 2% |
| Iceland | 1 | 1% |
| Italy | 1 | 1% |
| Canada | 1 | 1% |
| Unknown | 92 | 95% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Master | 13 | 13% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 13 | 13% |
| Researcher | 11 | 11% |
| Student > Bachelor | 11 | 11% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 8 | 8% |
| Other | 20 | 21% |
| Unknown | 21 | 22% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Psychology | 19 | 20% |
| Philosophy | 18 | 19% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 9 | 9% |
| Social Sciences | 7 | 7% |
| Arts and Humanities | 6 | 6% |
| Other | 15 | 15% |
| Unknown | 23 | 24% |
Attention Score in Context
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