The Politics of Pleasure: Why Humanity Has Spent Millennia Trying to Legislate Joy
LONDON — Human beings have long maintained a deeply conflicted relationship with pleasure. Whether viewed through the lens of ancient theology, evolutionary biology, or modern psychological science, the pursuit of joy is rarely treated as a neutral endeavor. Instead, society has consistently draped sensuality, indulgence, and simple enjoyment in a shroud of suspicion. As the…
