Drug addiction is a complex neurological dysfunction induced by recurring drug intoxication. Strategies to prevent and treat drug addiction constitute a topic of research interest. Early-stage romantic love is characterized by some characteristics of addiction, which gradually disappear as the love relationship progresses. Therefore, comparison of the concordance and discordance between romanti...

This paper reviews the evolutionary history and biology of love andmarriage. It examines the current and imminent possibilities of biological manipulation of lust, attraction and attachment, so called neuroenhancement of love. We examine the arguments for and against these biological interventions to influence love. We argue that biological interventions offer an important adjunct to psychosoci...

This is a critique of Earp, Sandberg and Savulescu's argument in support of a possible future neuromodulation of love and love-related relationships. I argue that, contrary to what is suggested by Earp, Sandberg and Savulescu, we do have good reason to be concerned about that possibility as well as about the medicalization of love that its pursuit would bring about.

Dedicated to the loving memory of my dear father 谨以此纪念我亲爱的父亲 Acknowledgements

If Afghanistan, through its turmoil and struggles, succeeds in containing its drug trade, and cultivating a sound or even vibrant economy through concrete measures such as opening new markets, improving contract enforcement, extending the rule of law and building access roads, this will rightly merit praise and admiration. If the Afghani people also attain freedom from undernourishment – someth...

He was an amazing diagnostician. He could listen to the history and then with this long, pointy, bony finger he'd say, "So, what do you think was significant in that bit of the history? What did you feel there as you examined the abdomen? Did you look at this here? Have you seen these?" But he was a very warm person too - just so caring.

(1) Children, as human beings, have rights to the primary essential conditions for a good life. (By ‘primary essential conditions,’ I mean certain goods, capacities and options that human beings need whatever else they might need in order to be adequately functioning individuals who can pursue a good life – for brevity, I shall drop the clause ‘who can pursue the good life.’ (2) Being loved as ...

It may soon be possible to develop pills that allow parents to induce in themselves more loving behaviour, attitudes and emotions towards their children. In this paper, I consider whether pharmacologically induced parental love can satisfy reasonable conditions of authenticity; why anyone would be interested in taking such parental love pills at all, and whether inducing parental love pharmacol...