The philosophy of the Marquis de Sade - Airaksinen, Timo (Routledge, 1995)
Includes bibliographical references (pages 194-198) and index
The philosophy of the Marquis de Sade -- The meaning of perversion -- Nature and the void -- Hedonism in psychology -- The ethic of vice -- The parody of the civil contract -- Style and the ambiguity of vice -- The primacy of the good -- Sade through the looking-glass
Airaksinen provides a thorough theoretical reading of Sade, discussing the motivations of the typical Sadeian hero, addressing secondary sources such as Hobbes and Erasmus, and evaluating modern studies of Sade's works
Keywords: Sade / Philosophy; Sade -- marquis de -- 1740-1814 -- Philosophy; Sade -- Marquis de -- 1740-1814; Geschichte 1700-1800; Philosophie; Erotic literature, French -- History and criticism -- Theory, etc; Philosophy, French -- 18th century; Sex -- Philosophy; Weltanschauung