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01-12-2010 | Book Review

James Aho and Kevin Aho: Body Matters: A Phenomenology of Sickness, Disease, and Illness

Lexington Books, Lanham, MD, 2008, x + 199 pages

Author: Gesine Hearn

Published in: Human Studies | Issue 2-3/2010

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Body Matters is a timely contribution to the current critical debate about biomedicine. Today, human problems are increasingly understood in biomedical terms; chronic health problems are increasing; and people expect medicine to successfully treat all their afflictions and suffering. Yet, at the same time the medical profession openly acknowledges the limitations of scientific medicine and looks for new ways to understand and treat human afflictions. More and more research investigates the connection between mind and body. …

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Title: James Aho and Kevin Aho: Body Matters: A Phenomenology of Sickness, Disease, and Illness
Lexington Books, Lanham, MD, 2008, x + 199 pages
Author: Gesine Hearn
Publication date: 01-12-2010
Publisher: Springer Netherlands
Published in: Human Studies / Issue 2-3/2010
Print ISSN: 0163-8548
Electronic ISSN: 1572-851X
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10746-010-9142-0

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