{"product_id":"illness-the-cry-of-the-flesh-paperback","title":"Illness: The Cry of the Flesh - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eHavi Carel\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat 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? Can there be well-being within illness?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this remarkable and thought-provoking book, Havi Carel explores these questions by weaving together the personal story of her own 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, challenging us to become more thoughtful. \u003ci\u003eIllness \u003c\/i\u003eunravels 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRevised and updated throughout, the third edition of this groundbreaking volume includes a new chapter on organ transplantation. \u003ci\u003eIllness: The Cry of the Flesh \u003c\/i\u003ewill prove essential reading to those studying philosophy, medical ethics, and medical anthropology, as well as those in the healthcare and medical professions. It will also be of interest to individuals who live with illness, and their friends and families.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHavi Carel\u003c\/strong\u003e is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Bristol, UK. She is author of \u003ci\u003eLife and Death in Freud and Heidegger\u003c\/i\u003e (2006), \u003ci\u003ePhenomenology of Illness \u003c\/i\u003e(2016), and co-editor of \u003ci\u003eHealth, Illness and Disease \u003c\/i\u003e(2012).\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 198\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.48 x 7.81 x 5.06 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 08, 2018\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52705898332467,"sku":"9781138704275","price":86.36,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/MTZadER6NnNFcTZ0VGx4Vmlla2VMZz09.webp?v=1763391558","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/illness-the-cry-of-the-flesh-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}