Understanding Foucault

This work aims to make it easier to understand Foucault's studies on human sexuality. The French philosopher has a reputation for writing eloquently, which doesn't always mean that reading is easy or fluid. In this sense, we have endeavoured to present the broad outlines of his thought for those who wish to begin studying Foucault. This volume seeks to clarify the main ideas of the work History of Sexuality: The Use of Pleasures, in which Michel Foucault looks at the "evolution" (and we'll see if this term is appropriate) of sexuality throughout history, going through the society of Ancient Greece and the Modern Age, dispelling myths that are commonly heard, reconstructing knowledge and making his own comments about the values that surround sexual activity throughout history.