Summary of Michel Foucault's Confessions of the Flesh

Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book. Book Preview: #1 The aphrodisia regime, defined in terms of marriage, procreation, and a disqualification of pleasure, was formulated by non-Christian philosophers and teachers, and their pagan society followed it. Christians did not follow this code of conduct, but they did follow the same principles. #2 The work of Clement of Alexandria, at the end of the second century, offers a much ampler testimony concerning the aphrodis