Illness

2. Auflage 2013
ISBN: 978-1-84465-753-7
Verlag: Routledge

Buch, Englisch, 192 Seiten, Format (B × H): 131 mm x 199 mm, Gewicht: 222 g

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? And 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 serious illness with insights and reflections drawn from her work as a philosopher. Carel's fresh approach to illness raises some uncomfortable questions about how we all - whether healthcare professionals or not - view the ill and challenges us to become more thoughtful. 'Illness' unravels the tension between the universality of illness and its intensely private, often lonely, nature. It offers a new way of looking at a matter that affects every one of us.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Carel, Havi

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Philosophie: Allgemeines, Methoden

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction 1. The body in illness 2. The social world 3. Illness as dis-ability and health within illness 4. Fearing death 5. Living in the present