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Page 76
... body . To take a drug , no matter which and for what reason is a last chance to assert control over himself , to interfere on his own with his body rather than let others interfere . The pharmaceutical invasion leads him to medication ...
... body . To take a drug , no matter which and for what reason is a last chance to assert control over himself , to interfere on his own with his body rather than let others interfere . The pharmaceutical invasion leads him to medication ...
Page 147
... body was part of an irreparably impaired universe , and the sentient soul of man postulated by Aristotle was fully coextensive with his body . In this scheme there was no need to distinguish between the sense and the experience of pain ...
... body was part of an irreparably impaired universe , and the sentient soul of man postulated by Aristotle was fully coextensive with his body . In this scheme there was no need to distinguish between the sense and the experience of pain ...
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... body . It was a matter of consideration towards those workers who preferred to handle dead bodies as little as possible " ( ibid . , pp . 192–3 ) . 66 Brillat - Savarin , " Méditation XXVI , de la mort , " in Physiologie du gout ...
... body . It was a matter of consideration towards those workers who preferred to handle dead bodies as little as possible " ( ibid . , pp . 192–3 ) . 66 Brillat - Savarin , " Méditation XXVI , de la mort , " in Physiologie du gout ...
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Introduction | 3 |
The Medicalization of Life | 39 |
Introduction | 127 |
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The Imperative of Health: Public Health and the Regulated Body Deborah Lupton No preview available - 1995 |