On being born and other difficulties / F. González-Crussi.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

González-Crussí, F.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Birth (Philosophy).

Physical Description:

217 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm

Place of Publication:

Woodstock, NY : Overlook Press, 2004.

Summary:

Drawing on a variety of sources from biology, literature, history, myth, medicine and philosophy, Gonzales-Crussi contrasts the supremely rational processes by which we evolved on this planet with our irrational and often bizarre attempts to understand them.

Contents:

To Begin at the Beginning ... or Almost 9

Believe only the Delivery 32

Saga of the Womb, or the Perils of the Mother 54

On Female "Impressionism" 73

Before Being Born, You Must Take Sides 105

From Dividual to In-Dividual 127

Crossing the Valley of the Shadow of Birth 147

The Flowers of Evil in the Garden of Biology 176.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [205]-217).

ISBN:

1585674494

OCLC:

54542735