Love Drugs, Julian Savulescu
Love Drugs, Julian Savulescu
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Love Drugs
The Chemical Future of Relationships

Author: Julian Savulescu, Brian D. Earp

Narrator: Brian D. Earp

Unabridged: 7 hr 10 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 02/11/2020

Synopsis

Is there a pill for love? What about an "anti-love drug," to help us get over an ex? This book argues that certain psychoactive substances, including MDMA—the active ingredient in Ecstasy—may help ordinary couples work through relationship difficulties and strengthen their connection. Others may help sever an emotional connection during a breakup. These substances already exist, and they have transformative implications for how we think about love. This book builds a case for conducting research into "love drugs" and "anti-love drugs" and explores their ethical implications for individuals and society. Scandalously, Western medicine tends to ignore the interpersonal effects of drug-based interventions. Why are we still in the dark about the effects of these drugs on romantic partnerships? And how can we overhaul scientific research norms to take relationships more fully into account?

Ethicists Brian D. Earp and Julian Savulescu say that the time to think through such questions is now. Love Drugs arms us with the latest scientific knowledge and a set of ethical tools that we can use to decide if these sorts of medications should be a part of our society. Or whether a chemical romance will be right for us.

About Julian Savulescu

Julian Savulescu holds the Uehiro Chair in Practical Ethics and is director of the Uehiro Centre for Practical Ethics at the University of Oxford.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Lilli on May 19, 2020

This book is full of interesting concepts and ideas about how to medicalize relationships and treat them in a clinical setting, many of which I agreed with. It is written mostly in engaging terms, but at times, it has a tendency to drag, and sometimes the reader/listener is left to do mental gymnast......more

Goodreads review by Boris on March 10, 2020

I listened to this audio book on a road trip with my wife. It was an excellent idea. It spurred great conversations and made us reflect on love from several new perspectives. I bought the book expecting to agree with the authors - what I got was more insight than what I expected and new and better a......more

Goodreads review by Chris on October 25, 2020

This book is the perfect blend of psychology, philosophy, and biology, and I don't feel like I can do a review of it justice. The book discusses so many topics about love and relationships that I haven't heard mentioned in any other books I've read. As a recovering drug addict, I'm always wary of ho......more

Goodreads review by Heather on January 15, 2024

This is an interesting book addressing questions not often raised, regarding the use of drugs in managing our romantic relationships. How can we use drugs to start/enhance/end relationships? When should we? There is strong acknoweldgement here of the biological mechanisms and role of love, alongside......more

Goodreads review by Rudi on March 11, 2024

Het boek leest gemakkelijk maar doet toch moeilijke vragen ontstaan , de inhoud is hoofdzakelijk, ethiek, verschillende vormen onder het woord liefde, en genees (?) middelen zoals bv SSRI , MDMA , zou het aan te raden zijn met eventueel substantie middelen op voorschrift om een partner die in een mi......more

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