Description
| Product ID: | 9780367731885 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Series: | Routledge Research in Phenomenology |
| Title: | Phenomenology of the Broken Body |
| Authors: | Author: Cassandra Falke, Thor Eirik Eriksen, Espen Dahl |
| Page Count: | 256 |
| Subjects: | Literature: history and criticism, Literature: history & criticism, Philosophy, Philosophy of religion, Disability: social aspects, Health, illness and addiction: social aspects, Sociology, Medical sociology, Bioethics, Philosophy, Philosophy of religion, Disability: social aspects, Illness & addiction: social aspects, Sociology, Medical sociology, Bio-ethics |
| Description: | 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. 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. |
| Imprint Name: | Routledge |
| Publisher Name: | Taylor & Francis Ltd |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2020-12-18 |
