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An Argument for Marriage

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 July 2004

Iddo Landau
Iddo Landau
Affiliation:
Haifa University, Israel
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Abstract

This paper replies to two arguments against marriage presented by Dan Moller (Philosophy 78, 2003: 79–91). One of Moller's arguments examines several ways in which the marriage promise could be explained, and shows that none of them is viable. The other argument suggests that marriage may not be a worthwhile enterprise since marriages frequently fail, in that they become loveless or end up in divorce. I argue that the marriage promise can be explained in a way unconsidered by Moller, which renders the promise viable; and that notwithstanding the failure of many marriages, it still is, for some people, a worthwhile enterprise.

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Brief Report
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Philosophy , Volume 79 , Issue 3 , July 2004 , pp. 475 - 481
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© The Royal Institute of Philosophy 2004

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