Lust

Produktbeschreibung

Blackburn, author of such popular philosophy books as "Think" and "Being Good," here offers a sharp-edged probe into the heart of lust, blending together insight from some of the world's greatest thinkers on sex, human nature, and common cultural foibles. 

Kritik

'Simon Blackburn on lust and Joseph Epstein on envy have produced little classics: written, researched and argued exemplarily, they take their topics seriously but discuss them with elegance and humour as well as insight. Francine Prose on gluttony joins them at the top of the list with a kind and thoughtful meditation.' A.C. Grayling, Financial Times Magazine 

Autoreninfo

Simon Blackburn, geb. 1944, ist Professor für Philosophie an der University of Cambridge, an der University of North Carolina und einer der angesehensten Philosophen unserer Zeit. Der Schwerpunkt seiner Studien und Publikationen liegt im Bereich Ethik. Simon Blackburn is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Cambridge. He was Edna J. Doury Distinguished Professor of Philosophy at the University of North Carolina, and from 1969 to 1990 was a Fellow and Tutor at Pembroke College, Oxford. He is the author of The Oxford Dictionary of Philosophy and the best-selling Think and Being Good, among other books.