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The Philosophy of Body
Proudfoot
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Description for The Philosophy of Body
Paperback. This timely collection brings together new discussions of the body from seven leading contributors with a wide variety of philosophical outlooks. The papers deal with the role of the body in the concept of the self, in perceptions, intention and action, in Artificial Intelligence, in thinking about sex and gender, and in psychoanalytical thinking. Editor(s): Proudfoot, Michael A. Series: Ratio Special Issues. Num Pages: 144 pages, 0. BIC Classification: HPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 98 x 9. Weight in Grams: 180.
This timely collection brings together new discussions of the body from seven leading contributors with a wide variety of philosophical outlooks. The papers deal with the role of the body in the concept of the self, in perceptions, intention and action, in Artificial Intelligence, in thinking about sex and gender, and in psychoanalytical thinking.
- A collection of specially written articles discussing the wide variety of treatments of the body.
- Timely publication bringing together new discussions of the body from seven leading contributors.
- Investigates the treatment of the body in the pioneering works of the phenomenologist Maurice Merleau-Ponty and the American Philosopher Samual ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
144
Condition
New
Series
Ratio Special Issues
Number of Pages
144
Place of Publication
Hoboken, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781405108959
SKU
V9781405108959
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Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-50
About Proudfoot
Michael Proudfoot is head of the Philosophy Department and the School of Humanities at Reading University. He is a graduate of Cambridge University and was a lecturer at Glasgow University. He has been Visiting Professor in the Philosophy Department of Miami University, Ohio several times. In addition to the philosophy of body, he has published on aesthetics, Wittgenstein and moral ... Read more
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