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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... look at in the following chapters . What makes such examinations difficult , thereby retarding the social and political changes to which they might contribute , is that social scientists tend to study disembodied persons , prefer- ring ...
... look at in the following chapters . What makes such examinations difficult , thereby retarding the social and political changes to which they might contribute , is that social scientists tend to study disembodied persons , prefer- ring ...
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... look of things , especially in the look of others and of ourselves . Although philosophers and moralists have decried our attach- ment to appearances and superficialities , as sociologists we can- not ignore the elaborate social ...
... look of things , especially in the look of others and of ourselves . Although philosophers and moralists have decried our attach- ment to appearances and superficialities , as sociologists we can- not ignore the elaborate social ...
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... look at the picture , we might be tempted to say that Jane is smoking only for relaxation . There are no factories ... look as it does in the advertisement . Nobody has hair like that . It is the product of a huge chemical industry ...
... look at the picture , we might be tempted to say that Jane is smoking only for relaxation . There are no factories ... look as it does in the advertisement . Nobody has hair like that . It is the product of a huge chemical industry ...
Contents
Acknowledgments | 9 |
INTRODUCTION Our Two Bodies | 15 |
CHAPTER THREE The Body Politic | 67 |
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