A philosophy of pain / Arne Johan Vetlesen; translated by John Irons.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Vetlesen, Arne Johan, 1960-

Standardized Title:

Smerte. English

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Pain--Philosophy.

Pain.

Pain--Psychological aspects.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (170 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London : Reaktion, c2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

"Living involves being exposed to pain every second-not necessarily as aninsistent reality, but always as a possibility," writes Arne Vetlesen in A Philosophy of Pain, a thought-provoking look at an inevitable and essential aspect of the human condition

Contents:

A Philosophy of Pain cover; Imprint page; Contents; Introduction; 1: Pain in Extremis: Torture; 2: Lasting Pain: Illness; 3: Psychic Pain; 4: A Critique of Sartre's Existentialist View; 5: Pain as a Phenomenon; 6: Anxiety and Depression; 7: The Unalterable Fundamental Conditions of Existence; 8: Transportation of Psychic Pain; 9: The Role of Culture in Dealing with Pain; 10: Pain and Evil; 11: When Pain is Imitated and Enacted: Violence in Culture; 12: Pain as Compulsive Choice in a Multi-option Society; Conclusion; references; bibliography

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9786612795923

9781282795921

1282795929

9781861897008

1861897006

OCLC:

671654271