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Luke Brunning and Matthew Taylor
Even with the current rise in awareness of sexual and intimate diversity, monogamous relationships remain the cultural norm. Most people aspire to it and the state encourages it, providing legal and financial benefits to married couples; however, statistics show adultery is commonplace, marriage rates are falling, and divorce figures a
With over 150 colour images and incisive, engaging and authoritative text, this book examines society’s attachment to monogamy, evaluates its benefits and limitations, and asses the merits of polyamorous relationship models in our modern world.
Luke Brunning (PhD) is a philosopher whose research focuses on relationships, love, sexuality and emotions like jealousy and grief. He is currently a Lecturer in Ethics at the University of Birmingham, Department of Philosophy, and previously held a British Academy junior research fellowship at the University of Oxford. He has written widely for academic journals and trade publications, including the Independent and the Times Literary Supplement. Matthew Taylor is Chief Executive of the RSA, a 250-year old British institution devoted to enriching society through ideas and action to deliver a 21st-century enlightenment. A writer, public speaker and broadcaster, he has written widely on policy, politics, public service reform and cultural theory, and frequently appears on Newsnight, The Daily Politics, and Radio 4’s Today and The Moral Maze. He was previously General Secretary and Chief Executive of the Institute for Public Policy Research, Britain’s leading think tank.
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