Luke Brunning

Luke Brunning is Lecturer in Applied Ethics at the University of Leeds where he co-established the Centre for Love, Sex, and Relationships. He previously worked at the University of Birmingham and the University of Oxford. He works on topics in the philosophy of love, sex, and relationships, the emotions, and ethics and applied ethics. His previous books include the trade book Does Monogamy Work? (Thames & Hudson) and the book Romantic Agency (Polity). He has written widely on intimacy with articles on nonmonogamy, asexuality, jealousy and compersion, envy and loving admiration, as well as several articles exploring the ways we stop blaming each other. His other writings have featured in the Times Literary Supplement, the Times Higher Education, The Independent, Aeon, and a range of independent publications.