Philosophy in the Bedroom

This book by Marquis de Sade is particularly disgusting and depraved. The fact that so many intellectuals have cited and admired this book is truly concerning.

Set in a boudoir the two lead characters make the argument that the only moral system that reinforces the recent political revolution is libertinism, and that if the people of France fail to adopt the libertine philosophy, France will be destined to return to a monarchic state.

Throughout the text, Sade makes the argument that one must embrace atheism, reject society's beliefs about pleasure and pain, and contends that if any crime is committed while seeking pleasure, it cannot be condemned.