On Getting Off: Sex and Philosophy, by Damon Young

John Shand wonders to what extent deep thinking has a place in our erotic lives

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April 1, 2021

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Max Whatley and Meg Zakreta are watched by pedestrians as they lie in bed in a public artwork known as “No Inhibition” in the window of the Blink Gallery, August 29, 2002, in London, England, illustrating review of book On Getting Off: Sex and Philosophy

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