Recovering the body : a philosophical story / / Carol Collier
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| Autore: |
Collier Carol <1943->
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| Titolo: |
Recovering the body : a philosophical story / / Carol Collier
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| Pubblicazione: | [Place of publication not identified] : , : University of Ottawa Press, , [2013] |
| ©2013 | |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (331 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 128/.6 |
| Soggetto topico: | Human body (Philosophy) - History |
| Soggetto genere / forma: | Electronic books. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Part I : The Road to Mechanism: Ancient Greece to the Scientific Revolution; 1 - Body and Soul at War: Plato; 2 - Body and Nature: Aristotle and the Stoics; 3 - The Resurrection of the Body: Christianity; 4 - From Astrology to the Cult of Dissection: The Renaissance; 5 - The Body-Machine: Descartes; 6 - The Road Not Followed: Spinoza; Part II : The Limits of Mechanism: Contemporary Problems and Solutions; 7 - The Legacy of Mechanism: The Fragmenting and Disappearing Body |
| 8 - Recovering the Body: Yoga9 - Recovering the Body: Alternative Medicine; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index | |
| Sommario/riassunto: | A philosophical history of the body and a work of recovery, bringing to light many aspects of this history that have been lost or forgotten in the West after the Scientific Revolution. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Recovering the body |
| ISBN: | 0-7766-2080-0 |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910155522103321 |
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