[SydPhil] MQ Philosophy Work in Progress Seminar 17th of March Sam Shpall (USYD)

[Emily Hughes]

You are warmly invited to the next MQ Philosophy Work in Progress (WIP)
seminar by Sam Shpall (University of Sydney)

The details are as follows:
Date: Tuesday 17th of March
Time:   13:00-14:00
Room: 17WW 113

Title: Limerence and the Relationship Escalator

Abstract: Limerence is a distinctive human experience, widely but
misleadingly described as “being in love.” Drawing on the psychological
work of Dorothy Tennov (1979), I sketch a phenomenological account of this
experience, and note that some intriguing questions about its prevalence
naturally arise. I then use this account to develop a new analysis of the
“Relationship Escalator,” a concept that figures prominently in recent
writing on ethical non-monogamy. My goal is to illuminate a network of
assumptions linking limerence, romantic love, monogamy, and parenting —
assumptions that rest on a persistent confusion between limerence and
romantic love — and to explore what follows once that confusion is
dispelled. The results cut in different directions: some prevailing ideas
deserve to be abandoned, while others, including a neglected argument
connecting limerence and monogamy, deserve a sympathetic hearing.

Further information about the seminar series including the zoom link and
details on future talks can be found at the seminar webpage:
https://url.au.m.mimecastprotect.com/s/HZpYC81V0PTP2kzyMsnfVSykw29?domain=mqphilosophy.github.io

We look forward to seeing you there.

Emily

*Dr Emily Hughes *(she/her)

ARC Discovery Early Career Research Award (DECRA) Fellow in Philosophy

School of Humanities, Faculty of Arts

Michael Kirby Building, 17 Wally's Walk

Level 2, Room 233

Macquarie University – Wallumattagal Campus, Dharug Country

NSW 2109 Australia

E: emily.hughes at mq.edu.au

W: https://url.au.m.mimecastprotect.com/s/mck9C91WPRTNlOMwKuEhRSqRpoV?domain=researchers.mq.edu.au



*I acknowledge that Macquarie University stands on the land of the Dharug
Nation, land that was never ceded. I pay my respects to the Dharug
people, the Wallumattagal clan, and their Elders past and present. Always
was, always will be, Aboriginal land.*