The History of Sexuality, Volume 2: The Use of Pleasure

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In this sequel to The History of Sexuality, Volume I: An Introduction, the brilliantly original French thinker who died in 1984 gives an analysis of how the ancient Greeks perceived sexuality. Throughout The Uses of PleasureFoucault analyzes an irresistible array of ancient Greek texts on eroticism as he tries to answer basic questions: How in the West did sexual experience become a moral issue? And why were other appetites of the body, such as hunger, and collective concerns, such as civic duty, not subjected to the numberless rules and regulations and judgments that have defined, if not confined, sexual behavior?

Book Details

ISBN13 9780394751221
ISBN10 0394751221
Series/Work OL10477604W View on OpenLibrary
Publisher Vintage
Pages 304
Language ENG
Created At January 30, 2025
Updated At January 30, 2025
Last OL update January 18, 2025

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