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
- Format
- Size
- Extent
- ISBN
- RRP
- Pub date
- Rights held
- Other rights
- Hardback
- 198mm x 129mm
- 288 pages
- 9781912854233
- GBP£12.99
- 11 February 2021
- World English
- Zeitgeist Media Group
Categories
Awards
- Longlisted for the 2022 Tasmanian Literary Awards for Nonfiction
Praise
‘Covering everything from ‘what makes sex funny?’ to nakedness through the writing of Zadie Smith and Deborah Levy, it’s a book we could all do with reading.’
‘Young has a deftness with language that lays out complex ideas with such beautifully written digestibility that you feel osmotically clever when you read them.’
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.
