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On Getting Off: sex and philosophy by Damon Young (Scribe Publications)

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On Getting Off

The curious reader’s companion to sex. ‘Wit, you know, is the unexpected copulation of ideas.’ Samuel Johnson. Why is screwing so funny? How should we think about our most shocking fantasies? What is so captivating about nudity? Inspired by philosophy, literature, and private life, Damon Young explores the paradoxes of the bedroom.

About the author

Damon Young is a philosopher and author. The Literary Review wrote that ‘Young writes with a delightful combination of humour and insight’, and The Australian praised his writing as ‘fluent and stylish and never marred by cliches or cliched thinking’. Young is the author or editor of ten books, including The Art of Reading, How to Think About Exercise, Voltaire’s Vine and Distraction.