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- ISBN 9780810146372
- Weight: 159g
- Dimensions: 152 x 229mm
- Publication Date: 15 Oct 2023
- Publisher: Northwestern University Press
- Publication City/Country: US
- Product Form: Paperback
- Language: English
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A philosophically and medically informed response to the physical vulnerabilities of our existence
As we grapple with the impacts of an aging population, the millions who struggle with chronic pain and illness, and the unknown number of COVID survivors dealing with long-term impairment, our individual and collective trust in our bodies is shaken. How to adapt? And how to live well, even when medical cure is unavailable? In The Healing Body: Creative Responses to Illness, Aging, and Affliction, philosopher and medical doctor Drew Leder shows how the phenomenology of lived embodiment makes available a variety of existential healing responses to bodily breakdown. Leder also turns to socially marginalized groups--the incarcerated and the elderly--to explore how individuals creatively cope with societal as well as physical challenges.
This book forwards current research on the phenomenology of the body, of pain and suffering, of disability, and of aging. It deeply engages with the legacies of continental philosophy while also drawing insights from the traditions of Hinduism, Buddhism, and Taoism. The Healing Body is a uniquely creative and refreshingly innovative contribution to contemporary philosophy, demonstrating the importance of the philosophical method to the wider culture.
As we grapple with the impacts of an aging population, the millions who struggle with chronic pain and illness, and the unknown number of COVID survivors dealing with long-term impairment, our individual and collective trust in our bodies is shaken. How to adapt? And how to live well, even when medical cure is unavailable? In The Healing Body: Creative Responses to Illness, Aging, and Affliction, philosopher and medical doctor Drew Leder shows how the phenomenology of lived embodiment makes available a variety of existential healing responses to bodily breakdown. Leder also turns to socially marginalized groups--the incarcerated and the elderly--to explore how individuals creatively cope with societal as well as physical challenges.
This book forwards current research on the phenomenology of the body, of pain and suffering, of disability, and of aging. It deeply engages with the legacies of continental philosophy while also drawing insights from the traditions of Hinduism, Buddhism, and Taoism. The Healing Body is a uniquely creative and refreshingly innovative contribution to contemporary philosophy, demonstrating the importance of the philosophical method to the wider culture.
Drew Leder, MD, is a professor of philosophy at Loyola University Maryland. His many books include The Absent Body and The Distressed Body: Rethinking Illness, Imprisonment, and Healing.
