The Use of PleasureThe Use of Pleasure
‘Volume 2 of The History
uality
Michel Foucault
Translated from the French
by Robert Hurley
oContents
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