# The History of Sexuality: 3

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- Authors: [Michel Foucault](https://www.bookquiver.com/michel-foucault)
- Language: en_GB
- Published: 2019-11-14

## Description

In 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': the belief that the self is an object of knowledge to be cultivated over time, and the implications this has for ethics and behaviour.

## Editions

### The History of Sexuality: 3

- Publisher: penguin_classics
- ISBN: 978-02-4138-600-2
- Pages: 288
- Published: 2020-04-09
- Language: en_GB

### The History of Sexuality: 3

- Publisher: Penguin
- Medium: ebook
- ISBN: 978-01-4199-136-8
- Published: 2019-11-14
- Language: en_GB

## This book in other languages

- [Historia de la sexualidad 3](https://www.bookquiver.com/michel-foucault/es/historia-de-la-sexualidad-3) (es_AR)
- [Historia seksualności. Tom 3: Troska o siebie](https://www.bookquiver.com/michel-foucault/pl/historia-seksualnosci-tom-3-troska-o-siebie) (pl_PL)
- [O CUIDADO DE SI](https://www.bookquiver.com/michel-foucault/pt/o-cuidado-de-si) (pt_PT)