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Joan-Carles Mèlich, Juan Francisco Ferré and María Santana

Trangression | Moral

Writer Juan Francisco Ferré, philosopher María Santana and philosopher Joan-Carles Mèlich talk about transgression and morality in Sade's work in two conversations moderated by philosopher Laura Llevadot and essayist Eloy Fernández Porta.

Morality

Morality

Joan-Carles Mèlich & Laura Llevadot

The morality and its role when it comes to deciding what is considered socially acceptable was one of the key themes of Sade’s work. The philosophers Joan-Carles Mèlich  and Laura Llevadot discuss the relationship between cruelty and morality in Sade's work.

Trangression

Trangression

Juan Francisco Ferré, María Santana and Eloy Fernández Porta

Sade’s questioning the norms of gender, freedom, and evil resulted in his being imprisoned and socially ostracised. But a century later, he was to become a source of inspiration for those thinkers who wished to overturn the status quo.