Quote by Michel Foucault

It is pointless to ask: Why then is sex so secret? What is this force that so long reduced it to silence and has only recently relaxed its hold somewhat, allowing us to question it perhaps, but always in the context of and through its repression? In reality, this question, so often repeated nowadays, is but the recent form of a considerable affirmation and a secular prescription: there is where the truth is; go see if you can uncover it. [...] It is reasonable therefore to ask first of all: What is this injunction? Why this great chase after the truth of sex, the truth in sex?

It is pointless to ask: Why then is sex so secret? What is t

Summary

The quote questions why sexuality has historically been shrouded in secrecy and why society has only begun to discuss it openly in recent times. The quote suggests that this question reflects a larger affirmation and expectation that the truth about sexuality can be uncovered. It prompts us to examine why there is a constant pursuit to unravel the truth of sex, to understand the motives behind this obsession with uncovering the truth within the realms of sex.

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Truth Philosophy Sex Repression The History Of Sexuality

By Michel Foucault

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