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The history of sexuality

, Volume 2
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Penguin Books, 1998 - Psychology

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A pretty great introduction. - Goodreads
But, holy mother of crap, what an awful writer. - Goodreads
Reading for scholarly writing... - Goodreads
it's not "introduction" it's "the will to knowledge"... - Goodreads
Maybe I'll post some of my writing. - Goodreads

Review: The History of Sexuality 3: The Care of the Self (The History of Sexuality #3)

User Review  - Andrew Cutler - Goodreads

Interesting take on how ancient Greek and Roman customs and medical ideas became the source of many of our modern hesitations surrounding sex and the care of the self. Some say Foucault made up a bunch of his references but I like the text and it has some novel ideas. Read full review

Review: The History of Sexuality 1: An Introduction (The History of Sexuality #1)

User Review  - Fathima Cader - Goodreads

3.5/5. some parts very readable. what do philosophers have against backing their shit up. a little empirical or even anecdotal backgrounding would have been nice. Read full review

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Contents

part one The Moral Problematization
33
Regimen in General
99
The Diet of Pleasures
109
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