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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The Human Shape of Modern Society John O'Neill. solely by its material logic . We have to learn to rethink the lan- guage of consumption and production in terms of discourse patterns not governed by any simple utilitarian logic . Above ...
The Human Shape of Modern Society John O'Neill. solely by its material logic . We have to learn to rethink the lan- guage of consumption and production in terms of discourse patterns not governed by any simple utilitarian logic . Above ...
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... material , controlling its de- mography and social psychology . In this regard , the prosthetic future of the human body exists now and is not an imaginary utopia . Paradoxically , the prosthetic possibilities for redesigning the human ...
... material , controlling its de- mography and social psychology . In this regard , the prosthetic future of the human body exists now and is not an imaginary utopia . Paradoxically , the prosthetic possibilities for redesigning the human ...
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... materials may in practice be inhumane . Indeed , enormous con- cern already exists on this score and considerable ... material the aspiring gene surgeon has to work on . His ultimate task is to edit the master tapes of life — the ...
... materials may in practice be inhumane . Indeed , enormous con- cern already exists on this score and considerable ... material the aspiring gene surgeon has to work on . His ultimate task is to edit the master tapes of life — the ...
Contents
Acknowledgments | 9 |
INTRODUCTION Our Two Bodies | 15 |
CHAPTER THREE The Body Politic | 67 |
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