The History of Sexuality: 3
The Care of the Self
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- Paperback
288 pages
- Release Date
1 September 2020
Summary
The third volume of Foucault’s pioneering analysis of sexuality and power relations, now reissued in Penguin Modern Classics.
In the third volume of his acclaimed examination of sexuality in modern Western society, Foucault investigates the Golden Age of Rome to reveal a decisive break from the classical Greek version of sexual pleasure. Exploring the moral reflections of philosophers and physicians of the era, he identifies a growing anxiety over sexual activity and its consequences.…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780241386002 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0241386004 |
| Author: | Michel Foucault |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Penguin Classics |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 288 |
| Release Date: | 1 September 2020 |
| Weight: | 216g |
| Dimensions: | 197mm x 130mm x 17mm |
| Series: | Penguin Modern Classics |
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‘A magnificent treasure-trove … Foucault’s great achievement is to illuminate an entire and cohesive body of thought. It is brilliantly done’
‘A magnificent treasure-trove … Foucault’s great achievement is to illuminate an entire and cohesive body of thought. It is brilliantly done’ * Daily Telegraph *
About The Author
Michel Foucault
Michel Foucault (1926-1984) was one of the leading intellectuals of the twentieth century and the most prominent thinker in postwar France. Foucault’s work influenced disciplines as diverse as history, sociology, philosophy, and literary criticism.
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