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The Use of Pleasure The Use of Pleasure ‘Volume 2 of The History uality Michel Foucault Translated from the French by Robert Hurley o Contents Transhtors Acknowledgments vi Inrodeton 1 ‘Chaper 1 Modifications 3 Chapter 2s ART ONE “Ihe Moral Problemanzation of Pleassres 33 Chapter? Chess 53 (Chapter 4 Freedom and Trath 78 ran two Dietetics 93 ‘Chapter 1 Regimen in General 99 Chapter 3 Risks and Dangers 117 CCmptor& Act, Expenditure Death 128 rant nines Esonomics 161 CChpter 2 Ichomachis’ Household 152 rant rour Eroics 185 Chapter 2A Boy's Honor 204 Chapter 3 The Object of Pleasure — 218 rant rive True Love 227 Conclusion 287 ots 255, Bibogaphy 273 Inder 281 Translator’s Acknowledgments ‘A number of people contributed to this translation, at Berkley and elsewhere Out of respect forthe author's work, they made an occasion of community fr which Lam atl Teter Drown generously shared hs Knowledge of elascal raters and his faint withthe authors projet. His et comments were an invalable sevice ‘Stephen W. Foster reviewed the rapslation with practiced je and sugested many changes of phrasolog, virtual all (Fw incorporated ino the tet Denis Holler answered several question that cropped up when my reading dd nt gute match the sophistication ofthe authors prose. James Faubion drew up is of reliable English versions of he ior Gresk texts Without his ecommenstins wU have ied many inaccuracies Mariela Perpnn. my aif, Relped me with vari problems of micro-nterpretation, that, withthe Kind of tiie every reader encountes but only translators have Tam indebted most to Paul Rabinow. He offered advice and encouragement—meal support—al ever sage wish to decae this English version f0 the memory of Michel Foucault, RH. May 1985

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