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The book explores the interplay between financial metaphors and sexual psychology, tracing the evolution of the concept from Enlightenment ideas that likened the mind-body relationship to an 'animal economy.' It examines how desire is conceptualized as a liquid energy that can be managed like currency—whether saved, spent, or invested—highlighting the profound impact of these metaphors on understanding human sexuality.
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The Currency of Desire, David Bennett
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- Released
- 2016
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- Title
- The Currency of Desire
- Subtitle
- Libidinal Economy, Psychoanalysis and Sexual Revolution
- Language
- English
- Authors
- David Bennett
- Publisher
- Lawrence & Wishart Ltd
- Released
- 2016
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 256
- ISBN13
- 9781907103575
- Category
- Social sciences
- Description
- The book explores the interplay between financial metaphors and sexual psychology, tracing the evolution of the concept from Enlightenment ideas that likened the mind-body relationship to an 'animal economy.' It examines how desire is conceptualized as a liquid energy that can be managed like currency—whether saved, spent, or invested—highlighting the profound impact of these metaphors on understanding human sexuality.