The genesis of desire
We seem to be abandoning the codes that told previous generations who they should love. But now that many of us are free to choose whoever we want, nothing is less certain. The proliferation of divorces and separations reveal a dynamic we would rather not see: others sometimes reject us as passionat...
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| Format: | Electronic Book |
| Language: | English |
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East Lansing
Michigan State University Press
c2010
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| In: | Year: 2010 |
| Reviews: | [Rezension von: Oughourlian, Jean-Michel, The genesis of desire] (2010) (Heggestad, Martin)
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| Series/Journal: | Studies in violence, mimesis, and culture series
Studies in Violence, Mimesis, and Culture Ser |
| Further subjects: | B
Married people
Psychology
B Electronic books B Married people ; Psychology |
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| Summary: | We seem to be abandoning the codes that told previous generations who they should love. But now that many of us are free to choose whoever we want, nothing is less certain. The proliferation of divorces and separations reveal a dynamic we would rather not see: others sometimes reject us as passionately as we are attracted to them. Our desire makes us sick. The throes of rivalry are at the heart of our attraction to one another. This is the central thesis of Jean-Michel Oughourlian''s The Genesis of Desire, where the war of the sexes is finally given a scientific explanation. The disco |
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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| ISBN: | 0870138766 |