" Libido Dominandi: Sexual Liberation and Political Control " is a significant work by , published in 2005 , which argues that what is commonly celebrated as "sexual liberation" is actually a sophisticated form of social and political control . The Core Thesis
: The title is derived from St. Augustine’s City of God , referring to the "lust for domination". Jones argues that by "liberating" man from the moral order, modern powers turn Augustine's insight on its head, creating "masters out of men's vices". Libido Dominandi: Sexual Liberation & Political...
: Jones traces how various technologies and disciplines—including psychotherapy, behaviorism, advertising, and pornography —have been used over the last two centuries to engineer this covert system of control. " Libido Dominandi: Sexual Liberation and Political Control
: The work covers the history of the sexual revolution from 1773 to the present, examining the transition from Christian moral frameworks to secular ideologies. Notable Perspectives Jones argues that by "liberating" man from the
: The book describes a "Gnostic system" where the public is told that sexual liberation equals freedom (the exoteric truth), while the elites understand it is actually a method of control (the esoteric truth).