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

The History of Sexuality: 3: The Care of the Self by Michel FoucaultIn 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':

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