The History of Sexuality: 3: The Care of the Self by Michel Foucault

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

The History of Sexuality #3

Michel Foucault

288 pages • first pub 1984 (editions)

nonfiction history philosophy challenging informative reflective slow-paced
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Foucault explored the whole body of literature from the Golden Age of Rome to reveal amongst philosophers and physicians of that era a mistrust of pleasure and a growing anxiety over sexual activities and their consequences.

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