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Phenomenology of illness /

Havi Carel uses phenomenology to explore how illness modifies the ill person's body, values, and world. Carel argues that illness has received little philosophical attention. Phenomenology of Illness develops a phenomenological framework for illness and a systematic understanding of illness as...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Carel, Havi
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2016.
Edition:First edition.
Subjects:
Diseases > Philosophy.
Mind and body.
Sick.
Phenomenology.
Medicine > Philosophy.
Sick > Psychology.
Philosophy, Medical
Mind-Body Relations, Metaphysical
Sick Role
Maladies > Philosophie.
Phénoménologie.
Médecine > Philosophie.
Malades > Psychologie.
phenomenology.
HEALTH & FITNESS > Holism.
HEALTH & FITNESS > Reference.
MEDICAL > Alternative Medicine.
MEDICAL > Atlases.
MEDICAL > Essays.
MEDICAL > Family & General Practice.
MEDICAL > Holistic Medicine.
MEDICAL > Osteopathy.
Sick > Psychology
Medicine > Philosophy
Diseases > Philosophy
Mind and body
Phenomenology
Sick
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:Havi Carel uses phenomenology to explore how illness modifies the ill person's body, values, and world. Carel argues that illness has received little philosophical attention. Phenomenology of Illness develops a phenomenological framework for illness and a systematic understanding of illness as a philosophical tool.
Physical Description:1 online resource
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:0191648418
9780191648410
9780191829925
0191829927