The History of Sexuality, Volume 3: The Care of the Self

by Michel Foucault, Robert Hurley

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Michel Foucault takes us into the first two centuries of our own era, into the Golden Age of Rome, to reveal a subtle but decisive break from the classical Greek vision of sexual pleasure. He skillfully explores the whole corpus of moral reflection among philosophers (Plutarch, Epictetus, Marcus Aurelius, Seneca) and physicians of the era, and uncovers an increasing mistrust of pleasure and growing anxiety over sexual activity and its consequences.

Book Details

ISBN13	9780394741550
ISBN10	0394741552
Series/Work	OL26873W View on OpenLibrary
Language	ENG
Created At	January 30, 2025
Updated At	January 30, 2025
Last OL update	January 18, 2025

Subjects

Anthropology Collected works Cultural Cultural Policy General Histoire History Morale sexuelle PHILOSOPHY POLITICAL SCIENCE Popular Culture Public Policy Sex Sex customs Sexual ethics SOCIAL SCIENCE Vie sexuelle

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