A philosophy of pain /

"'Living involves being exposed to pain every second - not necessarily as an insistent reality, but always as a possibility', writes Arne Johan Vetlesen in A philosophy of pain, a thought-provoking look at an inevitable and essential aspect of the human condition. Vetlesen addresses p...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Vetlesen, Arne Johan, 1960-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Norwegian
Publicado: London : Reaktion Books, ©2009.
Temas:
Pain > Philosophy.
Pain > Psychological aspects.
Human behavior.
Douleur > Philosophie.
Douleur > Aspect psychologique.
Comportement humain.
human behavior.
PHILOSOPHY > Movements > Humanism.
Human behavior
Pain > Philosophy
Pain > Psychological aspects
Philosophie
Schmerz
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Pain in extremis: torture
  • Lasting pain: illness
  • Psychic pain
  • A critique of Sartre's existentialist view
  • Pain as a phenomenon
  • Anxiety and depression
  • The unalterable fundamental conditions of existence
  • Transportation of psychic pain
  • The role of culture in dealing with pain
  • Pain and evil
  • When pain is imitated and enacted: violence in culture
  • Pain as compulsive choice in a multi-option society.

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