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The Medicalization of Love: Response to Critics

Abstract:: In 2015, we published an article entitled "The Medicalization of Love," in which we argued that both good and bad consequences could be expected to follow from love's medicalization, depending on how the process unfolded. A flurry of commentaries followed; here we offer some preliminary thoughts in reply to the more substantial of the criticisms that were raised. We focus in particular on the nature of love itself as well as the role it plays (or should play) in our lives; we also touch on a number of practical issues concerning the likely effects of any plausible "real-life" love drugs and conclude with a call for careful regulation.

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Earp, B., Sandberg, A., & Savulescu, J. (2016). The Medicalization of Love: Response to Critics. Cambridge Quarterly of Healthcare Ethics, 25(4), 759–771.

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Earp, B., et al. “The Medicalization of Love: Response to Critics.” Cambridge Quarterly of Healthcare Ethics, vol. 25, no. 4, Cambridge University Press, 2016, pp. 759–71.

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Earp, B, A Sandberg, and J Savulescu. 2016. “The Medicalization of Love: Response to Critics.” Cambridge Quarterly of Healthcare Ethics 25 (4): 759–71.
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+ Sandberg, A More by this author

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+ Savulescu, J More by this author

Institution:: University of Oxford
Division:: HUMS
Department:: Philosophy Faculty
Role:: Author

Publisher:: Cambridge University Press
Journal:: Cambridge Quarterly of Healthcare Ethics More from this journal
Volume:: 25
Issue:: 4
Pages:: 759-771
Publication date:: 2016-09-16
Acceptance date:: 2016-01-01
DOI:: 10.1017/S0963180116000542
ISSN:: 0963-1801 and 1469-2147
Pmid:: 27634729

Language:: English
Keywords:: biotechnology

treatment

well-being

enhancement

love

medicalization
Pubs id:: pubs:645806
UUID:: uuid:7b7ce6e6-a7fb-44d6-88ae-797202b7731d
Local pid:: pubs:645806
Source identifiers:: 645806
Deposit date:: 2016-09-27

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Copyright holder:: Cambridge University Press
Copyright date:: 2016
Notes:: © Cambridge University Press 2016.

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