On Getting Off:
sex and philosophy
Overview
The curious reader’s companion to sex.
‘Wit, you know, is the unexpected copulation of ideas.’ Samuel Johnson
Why is screwing so funny?
How should we think about our most shocking fantasies?
What is so captivating about nudity?
Inspired by philosophy, literature, and private life, Damon Young explores the paradoxes of the bedroom. On Getting Off will f**k with your mind.
Details
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- Rights held
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- Paperback
- 198mm x 129mm
- 288 pages
- 9781925849219
- AUD$24.99
- 5 November 2020
- World English
- Zeitgeist Media Group
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Awards
- Longlisted for the 2022 Tasmanian Literary Awards for Nonfiction
Praise
‘A beautiful piece of work. It’s funny. It’s human. It really does make you think about something that’s either put on a pedestal or relegated to the toilet. A triumph.’
‘A spicy examination of the frequently ambivalent, ambiguous and even incongruous ‘tangle’ of eros, libido and romance that we call sex.’
About the Author
Damon Young is a prize-winning philosopher and writer. He is the author or editor of thirteen books, including The Art of Reading, How to Think About Exercise, Philosophy in the Garden, and Distraction. His works have been translated into eleven languages, and he has also written poetry, short fiction, and children’s fiction. Young is an Associate in Philosophy at the University of Melbourne.
