Elizabeth Brake

Elizabeth Brake
AwardsSSHRC grant, APA Book Prize
Academic background
EducationUniversity of St. Andrews (PhD, MLitt), University of Oxford (BA)
Academic work
DisciplinePhilosophy
InstitutionsRice University (2019-), Arizona State University (2011-2019), University of Calgary (2000-2011), Auburn University (1998-2000)
Main interests
Ethics, political philosophy, feminist philosophy, philosophy of sexuality
Notable works
Minimizing Marriage
Notable ideas
Amatonormativity
Websitehttps://elizabethbrake.com/

Elizabeth Brake is an American philosopher and Professor of Philosophy at the University of Wisconsin–Madison since 2025. Prior to that she was Professor at Rice University. She is known for her works on ethics and political philosophy. Brake coined the term amatonormativity to describe the widespread belief that everyone is better off in an exclusive, romantic, long-term coupled relationship, and that everyone is seeking such a relationship.

Her book Minimizing Marriage received Honorable Mention for the American Philosophical Association Book Prize in 2014. Brake is a former editor of the Journal of Applied Philosophy (2018-2023). She's been an associate editor at Ethics since January 2024.

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