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

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      'Bristles with provocative insights into the tangled liaisons of sex and self' Times Higher EducationIn 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 cla...

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      Product ID:9780241386002
      Product Form:Paperback / softback
      Country of Manufacture:GB
      Series:Penguin Modern Classics
      Title:The History of Sexuality: 3
      Subtitle:The Care of the Self
      Authors:Author: Michel Foucault
      Page Count:288
      Subjects:Social and cultural history, Social & cultural history, Ancient Greek and Roman philosophy, Structuralism and Post-structuralism, History of ideas, Sociology, Psychology: sexual behaviour, Western philosophy: Ancient, to c 500, Deconstructionism, Structuralism, Post-structuralism, History of ideas, Sociology: sexual relations, Sexual behaviour
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      'Bristles with provocative insights into the tangled liaisons of sex and self' Times Higher EducationIn 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. At the core of this transformation Foucault found the principles of the 'care of the self': the belief that the self is an object of knowledge to be cultivated over time, and the implications this has for ethics and behaviour. 'Magnificent ... Foucault's great achievement is to illuminate an entire and cohesive body of thought. It is brilliantly done' Daily Telegraph

      ''Bristles with provocative insights into the tangled liaisons of sex and self'' Times Higher Education

      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. At the core of this transformation Foucault found the principles of the ''care of the self'': the belief that the self is an object of knowledge to be cultivated over time, and the implications this has for ethics and behaviour.

      ''Magnificent ... Foucault''s great achievement is to illuminate an entire and cohesive body of thought. It is brilliantly done'' Daily Telegraph


      Imprint Name:Penguin Classics
      Publisher Name:Penguin Books Ltd
      Country of Publication:GB
      Publishing Date:2020-04-09

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      Weight214 g
      Dimensions129 × 197 × 22 mm