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Recovering the Body : A Philosophical Story by Carol Collier (2013, Trade Paperback)

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PublisherUniversity of Ottawa Press/Les Presses DE L'universite D'ottawa

ISBN-100776607995

ISBN-139780776607993

eBay Product ID (ePID)238076323

Product Key Features

Number of Pages380 Pages

Publication NameRecovering the Body : a Philosophical Story

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2013

SubjectAlternative Therapies, Mind & Body, Women's Studies

TypeTextbook

Subject AreaPhilosophy, Health & Fitness, Social Science

AuthorCarol Collier

FormatTrade Paperback

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Item Height0.8 in

Item Weight19 Oz

Item Length9 in

Item Width6 in

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Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional

LCCN2016-417833

Dewey Edition23

Dewey Decimal128/.6

Table Of ContentFOREWORDACKNOWLEDGEMENTSINTRODUCTIONPART I The Road to Mechanism: Ancient Greece to the Scientific RevolutionChapter 1 Body and Soul at War: PlatoChapter 2 Body and Nature: Aristotle and the Stoics Chapter 3 The Resurrection of the Body: ChristianityChapter 4 From Naturalism to Mechanism: The RenaissanceChapter 5 The Body-Machine: DescartesChapter 6 The Road Not Followed: SpinozaPART II The Limits of Mechanism: contemporary Problems and SolutionsChapter 7 The Legacy of Mechanism: The Fragmented and Disappearing BodyChapter 8 Recovering the Body: YogaChapter 9 Recovering the Body: Alternative MedicineCONCLUSIONBIBLIOGRAPHY

SynopsisA 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., Following the metaphysical and epistemological threads that have led to our modern conception of the body as a machine, the book explores views of the body in the history of philosophy. Its central thesis is that the Cartesian paradigm, which has dominated the modern conception of the body (including the development and practice of medicine), offers an incomplete and even inaccurate picture. This picture has become a reductio ad absurdum , which, through such current trends as the practice of extreme body modification, and futuristic visions of downloading consciousness into machines, could lead to the disappearance of the biological body. Presenting Spinoza's philosophy of the body as the road not followed, the author asks what Spinoza would think of some of our contemporary body visions. It also looks to two more holistic approaches to the body that offer hope of recovering its true meaning: the practice of yoga and alternative medicine. The metaphysical analysis is accompanied throughout by a tripartite historical and epistemological analysis: the body as an obstacle to knowledge (exemplified by Plato and our modern-day futurists), the body as an object of knowledge (exemplified by Descartes and modern scientific medicine); and the body as a source of knowledge (exemplified by the Stoics, and the philosophy of yoga)., Following the metaphysical and epistemological threads that have led to our modern conception of the body as a machine, the book explores views of the body in the history of philosophy. Its central thesis is that the Cartesian paradigm, which has dominated the modern conception of the body (including the development and practice of medicine), offers an incomplete and even inaccurate picture. This picture has become a reductio ad absurdum , which, through such current trends as the practice of extreme body modification, and futuristic visions of downloading consciousness into machines, could lead to the disappearance of the biological body. Presenting Spinoza's philosophy of the body as the road not followed, the author asks what Spinoza would think of some of our contemporary body visions. It also looks to two more holistic approaches to the body that offer hope of recovering its true meaning: the practice of yoga and alternative medicine. The metaphysical analysis is accompanied throughout by a tripartite historical and epistemological analysis: the body as an obstacle to knowledge (exemplified by Plato and our modern-day futurists), the body as an object of knowledge (exemplified by Descartes and modern scientific medicine); and the body as a source of knowledge (exemplified by the Stoics, and the philosophy of yoga). - This book is published in English.

LC Classification NumberB105.B64C64 2013