Foucault Sex
The growing discourse on sex, particularly in the 19th century, had the effect of turning sex into “a problem of truth” (Foucault, 1978, p. 56). Foucault points out that, within this framework of discourses, sex was no longer treated only as a matter for morality, and became treated as a matter of knowledge, and of “truth and falsehood” (Foucault, 1978, p. 56). The knowledge passed on by the ars erotica is a knowledge of sensual pleasure. The truth it contains is the truth about pleasure itself: how pleasure can be experienced, intensified or maximized. Now that confession has become an omnipresent aspect of our daily lives, we no longer think of the power pushing us toward confession as a constraint placed upon us. On the contrary, we have
When The Birds And The Bees Were Not Enough Analysis
660 Words | 3 PagesThe book captivated many people of all audiences, but the interest in such a subject remained unclear; despite scarce educational opportunities on sexual topics, rural farm life often educated the younger public on “the birds and the bees.” Still, the book’s publication rates rose dramatically, through piracy, revision, and unregulated production. However, the title of the manual remains unusual considering its content, but Fissell explains that Aristotle was considered an expert on sex during his time and allusions to Aristotle in previous sex manuals served as the inspiration (and an innuendo) for all written sexual content. The book did not solely focus on sexual relations, but also on pregnancy, childbirth, and infant health, appealing to an older audience and not only curious teens. Fissell educates the reader that authors composed Aristotle’s Masterpiece in vernacular and prose so that all audiences and families could easily access this conventionally upheld manual.
Gonad The Barbarian And The Venus Fly Trap Analysis
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Comparing Paradise Lost And Sedgwick's Position
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The Three Mythology Of Ovid's Myths
906 Words | 4 PagesIn this text there are three Ovid’s myths explicated in the light of Freud’s thesis about sublimation. According to Freud it means that the energy related to sexual desire redirects in the form of another mental process. This Freud’s thesis can be found in all three myths of Ovid. In the further parts of the text there will be short analysis of all three.
The Derogatory Concept Of Masterbation By Alan Soble
1046 Words | 5 PagesIn his essay, Alan Soble provides a conceptual analysis of the notion of masturbation by categorizing masturbation into solitary and mutual masturbation. He outlines the derogatory attitude of the society on masturbation throughout history. Even in today’s sexually enlightened society masturbation is still a sign of derogation. He describes in detail the difficulties that arise in properly defining masturbation on a conceptual level. He analyzes that the common notion of masturbation, a solitary private act of sexually pleasing by an individual does stand the close scrutiny.
Jim Lynn: Confession
311 Words | 2 PagesJust like a person feels better after upchucking, so confession can bring about immediate physical/ psychological healing or begin the healing process. Confession restores Jesus to the throne of our life, which allows us to be in harmony with His covenant with us. Blessing and Laying on of Hands Jim Lynn restates the fact they we are
Seal Of The Confessional Analysis
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John Proctor's Integrity In The Crucible By Arthur Miller
1402 Words | 6 PagesMost of us wish to atone for many of our past wrongdoings. Those that result from actions that have been undertaken with conscience or without. However, with atonement comes the need to hurt one's ego, to recognise, take accountability and act. We must become the critics and judge our personal merits – a process that takes effort, an effort that tears at our pride and can pick apart our self-righteousness. It requires goodness and strong will.
John Proctor's Confession In The Crucible
526 Words | 3 PagesGod does not need my name nailed upon the church! God sees my name; God knows how black my sins are! It is enough!” John feels that confession should be private between a man and God. On the other hand, the public believes that there should be strong evidence confirming one’s confession.
Rhetorical Analysis Of Alfred Kinsey's Sex Research
2590 Words | 11 PagesWith the badge of “science” across his chest, Kinsey gained the confidence of his readers and was ultimately deemed the Father of the Sexual Revolution. In this paper I will analyze the rhetorical devices at play in Dr. Kinsey’s book within the context of 1940s America. Specifically Chapter 17, “Pre-marital Intercourse” will be analyzed,
Michel Foucault's Discourse On Sexuality
785 Words | 4 PagesMICHEL FOUCAULT ON SEXUALITY Michel Foucault was a French philosopher, philologist and social theorist. He made discourses on the relationship between power and knowledge and about how they are utilized as a form of social control through social establishments. This essay talks about Michel Foucault’s discourse on sexuality. He put forward his theory of the history of sexuality.
Analysis Of Alan H. Goldman's 'Plain Sex'
1425 Words | 6 PagesInside and beyond the myth and the social impact of the subject as One or Substance. Alan H. Goldman’s essay ‘Plain Sex’ is a central contribution to the academic debate about sex within the analytic area, which has been developing since the second half of the ‘90s in Western countries. Goldman’s purpose is encouraging debate on the concept of sex without moral, social and cultural implications or superstitious superstructures. He attempts to define “sexual desire” and “sexual activity” in its simplest terms, by discovering the common factor of all sexual events, i.e. “the desire for physical contact with another person’s body and for the pleasure which such contact produces; sexual activity is activity which tends to fulfill such desire of the agent” (Goldman, A., 1977, p 40).
Female Sexuality In Eliza Haywood's Fantomina
2406 Words | 10 PagesEliza Haywood writes the cautionary tale Fantomina in order to instruct women against pursuing their sexual desires. The protagonist, an unnamed “Lady of distinguished Birth” (41), secretly pursued her desires for Beauplaisir under the guise of four different personas, ultimately leading to the ruin of her reputation and being sent to live in a monastery. I will refer to the main character when she is not disguised as the protagonist to avoid confusion. I will be discussing female sexuality, where I will be focussing on certain aspects including sexual identity, sexual behaviour, and how social and religious aspects affect this sexuality. I will argue that Haywood uses the cautionary tale in order to represent female sexuality as distinguishable
Foucault's The Repressive Hy
214 Words | 1 PagesFoucault in the chapter, The Repressive Hypthesis, describes and deconstructs the predominant thought that industial/western society repressed sex from the 17th century and on. In attempting to repress sex, social and political structures (church, criminal justice system, school, etc) brought sex to the forefront of people’s language and minds. By “dissemination and implantation of polymorphous sexualities” Foucault is referring to the social and political institutions and their ability to essentially create and solidy new sexualities in the conscious of a society. In The Repressive Hypothesis, Foucault employs a number of rich examples to bolster his argument for the relationship between power and sex. One example he uses to illustrate “dissemination
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