{"product_id":"the-history-of-sexuality-vol-2-the-use-of-pleasure-paperback","title":"The History of Sexuality, Vol. 2: The Use of Pleasure - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMichel Foucault\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this sequel to \u003ci\u003eThe History of Sexuality, Volume I: An Introduction\u003c\/i\u003e, the brilliantly original French thinker who died in 1984 gives an analysis of how the ancient Greeks perceived sexuality. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThroughout \u003ci\u003eThe Use of Pleasure\u003c\/i\u003e Foucault 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?\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 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. \u003cbr\u003eThroughout The Uses of Pleasure Foucault 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?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eMichel Foucault was born in Poitiers, France, in 1926. He lecturerd in universities throughout the world; served as director at the Institut Francais in Hamburg, Germany and at the Institut de Philosophi at the Faculte des Lettres in the University of Clermont-Ferrand, France; and wrote frequently for French newspapers and reviews. At the time of his death in 1984, he held a chair at France's most prestigious institutions, the College de France.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 304\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.65 x 8.18 x 5.24 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 14, 1990\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51755737284896,"sku":"9780394751221","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/3bda5d2b1b32f9b16ca44f680fb7c564.webp?v=1780067349","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-history-of-sexuality-vol-2-the-use-of-pleasure-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}