The Sexual Question

An organism dies, but its germ cells may carry life onward. Auguste Forel opens with this startling distinction, then follows the cell as it divides and passes its inheritance to the next generation.

In this early twentieth-century study, Forel begins at life’s smallest scale: the cell, its nucleus, and the intricate choreography of reproduction. From there, he takes up human sexuality as a question that cannot be separated from biology, psychology, hygiene, or society. Ignorance and misconception, he argues, matter not only to individuals but to the education and future of generations. Can a clearer understanding of the forces that shape life change how people think about sex—and how they live?

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