Brian Earp

Dr

Brian David Earp
Brian in front of the Bridge of Sighs
Brian in front of the Bridge of Sighs
Born1985
OccupationPhilosopher, Cognitive Scientist, Bioethicist
EducationYale University, University of Oxford, University of Cambridge
Notable worksLove Drugs: The Chemical Future of Relationships
Website
www.brianearp.com

Brian David Earp is an American bioethicist, philosopher, and interdisciplinary researcher. He is best known for his writings on intersex medical interventions, circumcision, and drug use in the United States.[1][2] He is currently associate director of the Yale-Hastings Program in Ethics and Health Policy at Yale University and The Hastings Center, and a Research Fellow at the Oxford Uehiro Centre for Practical Ethics.

Earp has written on a wide range of topics, including free will,[3] sex and gender[4] and the replication crisis in psychology[5] He currently writes the quarterly "Philosophy in the Real World" column for The Philosopher. In 2019, Earp wrote his first book (co-written with Julian Savulescu), published in the UK as Love Is the Drug: The Chemical Future of Our Relationships [6] and in the United States as Love Drugs: The Chemical Future of Relationships).[7][8][9][10][11]

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  3. ^ Earp, Brian D.; Everett, Jim Albert Charlton; Crone, Damien; Nadelhoffer, Thomas; Caruso, Gregg D.; Shariff, Azim; Sinnott-Armstrong, Walter. "Determined to be Humble? Exploring the Relationship Between Belief in Free Will and Humility". PsyArXiv. doi:10.31234/osf.io/3bxra.
  4. ^ Earp, Brian D. (2020). "What is gender for?". The Philosopher. 108 (2): 94–99 – via ResearchGate.
  5. ^ Earp, Brian D.; Trafimow, David (2015). "Replication, falsification, and the crisis of confidence in social psychology". Frontiers in Psychology. 6: 621. doi:10.3389/fpsyg.2015.00621. ISSN 1664-1078. PMC 4436798. PMID 26042061.
  6. ^ "Manchester University Press - Love is the Drug". Manchester University Press. Retrieved 2020-12-07.
  7. ^ Earp, Brian David; Savulescu, Julian (2020). Love Drugs: The Chemical Future of Relationships. Redwood Press. ISBN 9780804798198. Retrieved 2020-12-07.
  8. ^ Greenberg, Jon (April 18, 2016). "HIV In Africa: 6 Million Circumcisions And Counting". Politifact. Archived from the original on 2020-10-28. Retrieved 2020-10-25.
  9. ^ Zublin, Fiona (2020-01-05). "Love in the Roaring '20s". OZY. Archived from the original on 2020-01-06. Retrieved 2020-10-25.
  10. ^ Shane, Cari (2019-12-12). "Can We Replace Couples Therapy With Real-Life Love Potions?". OZY. Archived from the original on 2019-12-13. Retrieved 2020-10-25.
  11. ^ Szalavitz, Maia (2014-05-19). "Is It Possible to Create an Anti-Love Drug?". The Cut. Archived from the original on 2018-04-17. Retrieved 2020-10-29.