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Thought this quote from Troilus & Cressida was apt for this book about desire & drives. #bookserendipity While I'm always drawn to psychoanalytic theory, the limits of thinkers like Freud & Lacan with regards to gender is something that I have trouble with. Always, the ever-present Father & the inescapable fact of patriarchy even in its "weakened" state. Where love & lust come up, one is bound to land in Freudian hot water. Lol. Lots to mull over.
batsy I found the tone of the first essay flippant in a Dad Joke kind of way & wondered how eye-rolly the rest would be, but the 2nd & 3rd essays were much better when he delved into Foucalt & social history. He looked at changes in the concept of individuality & "sexuality" (the latter a recent coinage) as well as changing ideas of what's moral & ethical from ancient Greece to modern Western society under Christianity. Stuff like that is fascinating. 5y
Centique Wow! The breadth and depth of your reading is remarkable 👏👏👏 5y
batsy @Centique Thanks, friend. Every once in awhile I still regret not going to grad school and so dig out some obscure theory book to read 😂 5y
Suet624 Brilliant as always. 5y
batsy @Suet624 Thanks ❤️ 5y