Some fundamental aspects of the lived body only become evident when it breaks down through illness, weakness or pain. From a phenomenological point of view, various breakdowns are worth analyzing for their own sake, and discussing them also opens up overlooked dimensions of our bodily constitution. This book brings together different approaches that shed light on the phenomenology of the lived body-its normality and abnormality, health and sickness, its activity as well as its passivity. The contributors integrate phenomenological insights with discussions about bodily brokenness in philosophy, theology, medical science and literary theory. Phenomenology of the Broken Body demonstrates how the broken body sheds fresh light on the nuances of embodied experience in ordinary life and ultimately questions phenomenology's preunderstanding of the body.
| ISBN: | 9780367731885 |
| Publication date: | 18th December 2020 |
| Author: | Espen Dahl, Cassandra Falke, Thor Eirik Eriksen |
| Publisher: | Routledge an imprint of Taylor & Francis |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 250 pages |
| Series: | Routledge Research in Phenomenology |
| Genres: |
Medical sociology Phenomenology and Existentialism Philosophy of religion Personal and public health / health education History of medicine History |
Some fundamental aspects of the lived body only become evident when it breaks down through illness, weakness or pain. From a phenomenological point of view, various breakdowns are worth analyzing for their own sake, and discussing them also opens up overlooked dimensions of our bodily constitution. This book brings together different approaches that shed light on the phenomenology of the lived body-its normality and abnormality, health and sickness, its activity as well as its passivity. The contributors integrate phenomenological insights with discussions about bodily brokenness in philosophy, theology, medical science and literary theory. Phenomenology of the Broken Body demonstrates how the broken body sheds fresh light on the nuances of embodied experience in ordinary life and ultimately questions phenomenology's preunderstanding of the body.
Phenomenology of the Broken Body features in the following genres: Phenomenology and Existentialism, Religious ethics, Philosophy of religion, Bioethics, Disability: social aspects, Health, illness and addiction: social aspects, Personal and public health / health education, Medical sociology, Sociology, Literary studies: general
Phenomenology of the Broken Body is available in Paperback, Hardback
Phenomenology of the Broken Body was written by Espen Dahl, Cassandra Falke, Thor Eirik Eriksen and published by Routledge an imprint of Taylor & Francis
Phenomenology of the Broken Body has 250 pages
Yes it is part of Routledge Research in Phenomenology series
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