L'Usage des plaisirs
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L'Usage des plaisirs is Michel Foucault’s second volume of *The History of Sexuality*, examining how ancient Greek practices and ethical self-formation shaped attitudes toward pleasure and sexual conduct.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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volume of The History of Sexuality ⓘ |
| analyzes |
Greek moralists
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medical writings of ancient Greece ⓘ philosophical writings of Aristotle ⓘ philosophical writings of Plato ⓘ |
| author | Michel Foucault NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | close readings of ancient Greek texts ⓘ |
| centralConcept |
ethical subjectivation
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self-mastery ⓘ temperance ⓘ use of pleasures NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contributorTo |
contemporary queer theory
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ethics of subjectivity ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| examines |
ethical self-constitution
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practices of pleasure in ancient Greece ⓘ relations between pleasure and moderation ⓘ sexual conduct in Greek antiquity ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
ancient Greek culture
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classical antiquity ⓘ |
| follows | La Volonté de savoir NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
history of ideas
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intellectual history ⓘ philosophy ⓘ |
| hasMainTheme |
formation of ethical subjects through practices of pleasure
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historical contingency of sexual norms ⓘ |
| language | French ⓘ |
| originalTitle | L'Usage des plaisirs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfSeries | The History of Sexuality NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precedes | Le Souci de soi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1984 ⓘ |
| publisher | Gallimard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| seriesNumber | 2 ⓘ |
| subject |
aesthetics of existence
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ancient Greek philosophy ⓘ ethics ⓘ history of sexuality ⓘ self-formation ⓘ sexual ethics ⓘ |
| theorizes |
care of the self
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technologies of the self ⓘ |
| translatedAs | The Use of Pleasure NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| translationLanguage | English ⓘ |
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subject surface form:
The History of Sexuality, Volume 2: The Use of Pleasure