The Expression of the Psychosomatic Body from a Phenomenological Perspective
This book is a contribution to the understanding of psychosomatic health problems. Inspired by the work of the French phenomenologist Maurice Merleau-Ponty, a phenomenological theory of psychosomatics is worked out as an alternative to traditional, biomedical thinking. The patient who presents somat...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Dordrecht
Springer Netherlands
2013, 2013
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 2013 |
| Series: | SpringerBriefs in Philosophy
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| Collection: | Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Table of Contents:
- Introduction
- Chapter 1. The Psychosomatic Problematic
- Chapter 2. The Lived Body
- Chapter 3. The Meaning of Meaning
- Chapter 4. The Lived Body (Phenomenology of Perception) and the Flesh (The Visible and the Invisible).- Chapter 5. The Phenomenological Psychosomatic Theory
- Chapter 6. Health and Illness and Holistic Health
- Chapter 7. Conclusions