Five Bodies: The Human Shape of Modern SocietyRenowned social critic John O'Neill takes the human body as the focal point of his inquiry into the complex relation of individuals, nature and social institutions. The body once served as the foundation for thinking about politics, society, and the world, O'Neill asserts, but this human proportion has been lost in the modern world. Carefully delineating the course and the consequences of this loss in many realms of modern life, O'Neill demonstrates that we are dominated by concepts of life, family, thought, health and sanity that barely allow us to maintain a sense of our individuality and humanity. O'Neill proposes a renewed and radical anthropomorphism, one that will restore the overwhelming modern world to comprehensible dimensions. ISBN 0-8014-1727-9: $17.50. |
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... CHAPTER ONE The World's Body 26 CHAPTER TWO Social Bodies 48 CHAPTER THREE The Body Politic 67 CHAPTER FOUR Consumer Bodies 91 CHAPTER FIVE Medical Bodies 118 CONCLUSION The Future Shape of Human Beings 148 Notes 159 Bibliography Index ...
... CHAPTER ONE The World's Body 26 CHAPTER TWO Social Bodies 48 CHAPTER THREE The Body Politic 67 CHAPTER FOUR Consumer Bodies 91 CHAPTER FIVE Medical Bodies 118 CONCLUSION The Future Shape of Human Beings 148 Notes 159 Bibliography Index ...
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... chapter ) .2 Likewise , we are aware of society's rule over us . But we prefer to think that society operates upon ... chapter we 48 shall look at some specific issues in the exercise of CHAPTER TWO Social Bodies.
... chapter ) .2 Likewise , we are aware of society's rule over us . But we prefer to think that society operates upon ... chapter we 48 shall look at some specific issues in the exercise of CHAPTER TWO Social Bodies.
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... Ultimately , however , the tendency of the therapeu- tic state is to increase its power over the body politic , as we shall see in the last two chapters . CHAPTER FOUR CONSUMER BODIES IN THIS chapter I want to 90 00 FIVE BODIES.
... Ultimately , however , the tendency of the therapeu- tic state is to increase its power over the body politic , as we shall see in the last two chapters . CHAPTER FOUR CONSUMER BODIES IN THIS chapter I want to 90 00 FIVE BODIES.
Contents
Acknowledgments | 9 |
INTRODUCTION Our Two Bodies | 15 |
CHAPTER THREE The Body Politic | 67 |
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