â Insanely readable I loved itâ Slavoj ÅiÅek A delightfully thought provoking study of why we have sex from award winning psychoanalyst Darian Leader â It was just sexâ â Itâ s a familiar claim But itâ s also an impossibility as Darian Leader shows in this delightfully thought provoking study Our bodies arenâ t just sticks that make fire when you rub them together and our minds donâ t simply stand by â as we can see from the pain heartache and regret that so often accompany the highs of sexual excitement As acclaimed psychoanalyst Darian Leader argues with his trademark clarity energy and wit sex is always about so much more than itself â itâ s about phantasy anxiety guilt revenge violence love Drawing on his long analytic experience historical research and case studies to explore their importance to every aspect of our sexual lives Leader brilliantly reveals what we are really thinking about when we think about sex â and what we are really doing when we do it A thoroughly engaging and ever illuminating read iNews One of our most important contemporary thinkers Guardian Leader is as much a philosopher as a psychoanalyst and his ideas are engrossing and enlightening Metro
Ficha técnica
Editorial: Dk
ISBN: 9780241998168
Idioma: Inglés
Número de páginas: 288
Tiempo de lectura:
5h 55m
Encuadernación: Tapa blanda
Fecha de lanzamiento: 07/11/2024
Año de edición: 2024
Especificaciones del producto
Escrito por Darian Leader
DARIEN LEADER es psicoanalista y miembro fundador del Centre for Freudian Analysis and Research en Londres, así como Académico en el Centro de Psicoanálisis de la Universidad de Middlesex. Ha participado en numerosos documentales y conferencias sobre la relación entre arte y psicoanálisis, además de haber escrito ensayos para varios artistas. En Editorial Sexto Piso se publicó también La moda negra. Duelo, depresión y melancolía (2011).