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The Mirror of the Self

- Sexuality, Self-Knowledge, and the Gaze in the Early Roman Empire

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People in the ancient world thought of vision as an ethical tool and a tactile sense. Gazing upon someone was treated as a path to philosophical self-knowledge, but the question of tactility also introduced an erotic element. This title asserts that these links among vision, sexuality, and self-knowledge are key to the understanding of the self.

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  • Sprog:
  • Engelsk
  • ISBN:
  • 9780226038353
  • Indbinding:
  • Hardback
  • Sideantal:
  • 312
  • Udgivet:
  • 3. juli 2006
  • Størrelse:
  • 16x23x3 mm.
  • Vægt:
  • 680 g.
  • Ukendt - mangler pt..

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People in the ancient world thought of vision as an ethical tool and a tactile sense. Gazing upon someone was treated as a path to philosophical self-knowledge, but the question of tactility also introduced an erotic element. This title asserts that these links among vision, sexuality, and self-knowledge are key to the understanding of the self.

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