Illness: The Cry of the Flesh

by Havi Carel

Book Overview

What is illness? Is it a physiological dysfunction, a social label, or a way of experiencing the world? How do the physical, social, and emotional worlds of a person change when they become ill? Can there be well-being within illness?

In this remarkable and thought-provoking book, Havi Carel explores these questions by weaving together the personal story of her own illness with insights and reflections drawn from her work as a philosopher...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 113870427X
• ISBN13: 9781138704275
• Release Date: August 2018
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 198 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.1" x 7.8"