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Thanks again for your help - actually I was thinking of Anthony Giddens =
in The Transformation of Intimacy who believes that many of the =
recent(ish) changes in the way people conduct their personal =
relationships have the potential to have a more widespread =
'democratising' influence. I personally disagree with almost every word =
he says on the subject, but he's still an interesting read, and his =
enthusiasm for his subject is infectious, even if I don't find his ideas =
so convincing! =20
Rebecca.
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<foucault@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: 19 February 1999 00:48
Subject: Re: sexual ethics
>Have you looked at Christopher Lasch's Culture of Narcissism? Even if=20
>it isn't authoritative (either from a Marxist or Freudian standpoint),=20
>strictly historical, or Foucauldian (although Lasch, I hear, was for a=20
>time quite interested in F.) it's a funny and pithy slash through the=20
>"self-help" mentality. But if you read it, also catch Richard=20
>Hofstadter's chapter in The American Political Tradition on the=20
>Self-Help Ideology of Abraham Lincoln. Liberation, you say? I assume=20
>you are familiar with N.O. Brown and Marcuse--neither of whom, in my=20
>book, employed the term as loosely as one must to call those overpriced =
>rags "liberating." Happy hunting!
>
>
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<DIV>Thanks again for your help - actually I was thinking of Anthony =
Giddens in=20
<EM>The Transformation of </EM><EM>Intimacy </EM>who believes that many =
of the=20
recent(ish) changes in the way people conduct their personal =
relationships have=20
the potential to have a more widespread 'democratising' influence. I =
personally=20
disagree with almost every word he says on the subject, but he's still =
an=20
interesting read, and his enthusiasm for his subject is infectious, even =
if I=20
don't find his ideas so convincing! </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Rebecca.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>-----Original Message-----<BR>From: <A=20
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ethics<BR><BR></DIV></FONT>>Have you looked at Christopher Lasch's =
Culture of=20
Narcissism? Even if <BR>>it isn't authoritative (either from a =
Marxist=20
or Freudian standpoint), <BR>>strictly historical, or Foucauldian =
(although=20
Lasch, I hear, was for a <BR>>time quite interested in F.) it's a =
funny and=20
pithy slash through the <BR>>"self-help" mentality. =
But if=20
you read it, also catch Richard <BR>>Hofstadter's chapter in The =
American=20
Political Tradition on the <BR>>Self-Help Ideology of Abraham =
Lincoln. =20
Liberation, you say? I assume <BR>>you are familiar with N.O. =
Brown and=20
Marcuse--neither of whom, in my <BR>>book, employed the term as =
loosely as=20
one must to call those overpriced <BR>>rags =
"liberating." =20
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Thanks again for your help - actually I was thinking of Anthony Giddens =
in The Transformation of Intimacy who believes that many of the =
recent(ish) changes in the way people conduct their personal =
relationships have the potential to have a more widespread =
'democratising' influence. I personally disagree with almost every word =
he says on the subject, but he's still an interesting read, and his =
enthusiasm for his subject is infectious, even if I don't find his ideas =
so convincing! =20
Rebecca.
-----Original Message-----
From: mthrond@xxxxxxxxxxx <mthrond@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: foucault@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx =
<foucault@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: 19 February 1999 00:48
Subject: Re: sexual ethics
>Have you looked at Christopher Lasch's Culture of Narcissism? Even if=20
>it isn't authoritative (either from a Marxist or Freudian standpoint),=20
>strictly historical, or Foucauldian (although Lasch, I hear, was for a=20
>time quite interested in F.) it's a funny and pithy slash through the=20
>"self-help" mentality. But if you read it, also catch Richard=20
>Hofstadter's chapter in The American Political Tradition on the=20
>Self-Help Ideology of Abraham Lincoln. Liberation, you say? I assume=20
>you are familiar with N.O. Brown and Marcuse--neither of whom, in my=20
>book, employed the term as loosely as one must to call those overpriced =
>rags "liberating." Happy hunting!
>
>
>
>
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<DIV>Thanks again for your help - actually I was thinking of Anthony =
Giddens in=20
<EM>The Transformation of </EM><EM>Intimacy </EM>who believes that many =
of the=20
recent(ish) changes in the way people conduct their personal =
relationships have=20
the potential to have a more widespread 'democratising' influence. I =
personally=20
disagree with almost every word he says on the subject, but he's still =
an=20
interesting read, and his enthusiasm for his subject is infectious, even =
if I=20
don't find his ideas so convincing! </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Rebecca.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>-----Original Message-----<BR>From: <A=20
href=3D"mailto:mthrond@xxxxxxxxxxx";>mthrond@xxxxxxxxxxx</A> <<A=20
href=3D"mailto:mthrond@xxxxxxxxxxx";>mthrond@xxxxxxxxxxx</A>><BR>To: =
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e.virginia.edu</A>=20
<<A=20
href=3D"mailto:foucault@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx";>[email protected]=
e.virginia.edu</A>><BR>Date:=20
19 February 1999 00:48<BR>Subject: Re: sexual=20
ethics<BR><BR></DIV></FONT>>Have you looked at Christopher Lasch's =
Culture of=20
Narcissism? Even if <BR>>it isn't authoritative (either from a =
Marxist=20
or Freudian standpoint), <BR>>strictly historical, or Foucauldian =
(although=20
Lasch, I hear, was for a <BR>>time quite interested in F.) it's a =
funny and=20
pithy slash through the <BR>>"self-help" mentality. =
But if=20
you read it, also catch Richard <BR>>Hofstadter's chapter in The =
American=20
Political Tradition on the <BR>>Self-Help Ideology of Abraham =
Lincoln. =20
Liberation, you say? I assume <BR>>you are familiar with N.O. =
Brown and=20
Marcuse--neither of whom, in my <BR>>book, employed the term as =
loosely as=20
one must to call those overpriced <BR>>rags =
"liberating." =20
Happy hunting!<BR>><BR>><BR>><BR>></BODY></HTML>
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