The Care of the Self by Michel Foucault audiobook

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

By Michel Foucault
Read by Elliot Fitzpatrick

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Unabridged

Format : Library CD (In Stock)
  • ISBN: 9798874651343

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  • ISBN: 9798874651350

Runtime: 9.59 Hours
Category: Nonfiction/Philosophy
Audience: Adult
Language: English

Summary

Summary

Michel Foucault takes us into the first two centuries of our own era, into the Golden Age of Rome, to reveal a subtle but decisive break from the classical Greek vision of sexual pleasure. He skillfully explores the whole corpus of moral reflection among philosophers (Plutarch, Epictetus, Marcus Aurelius, Seneca) and physicians of the era, and uncovers an increasing mistrust of pleasure and growing anxiety over sexual activity and its consequences.

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Author Bio: Michel Foucault

Author Bio: Michel Foucault

Michel Foucault (1926–1984) was a French historian and philosopher associated with the structuralist and poststructuralist movements. He is often considered the most influential social theorist of the second half of the twentieth century, not only in philosophy but in a wide range of disciplines in the humanities and social sciences. Among his most notable books are Madness and Civilization, Discipline and Punish, and The History of Sexuality.

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Available Formats : CD, Library CD, MP3 CD
Category: Nonfiction/Philosophy
Runtime: 9.59
Audience: Adult
Language: English