The Science of Pleasure by Harvie Ferguson

The Science of Pleasure by Harvie Ferguson

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Summary

We live, we are told, in bourgeois societies. But what is the bourgeois worldview? In this book, the author argues that science - the attempt to describe the order of things 'objectively' and 'dispassionately' - is the highest expression of bourgeois thought.

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The Science of Pleasure by Harvie Ferguson

In this rich and original work, the author argues that science is the highest expression of bourgeois thought and whilst it may have liberated mankind, it has also devised new forms of repression, discipline and control.

`Reading it has been an inspiring and indeed pleasurable experienceDr Ferguson has produced a full-blown, perfectly accomplished work.' - Gianfranco Poggi

Harvie Ferguson teaches sociology at the University of Glasgow.
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ISBN 13 9780415044585
ISBN 10 0415044588
Title The Science of Pleasure
Author Harvie Ferguson
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Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Taylor & Francis Ltd
Year published 1990-02-01
Number of pages 376
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