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Page 158
... sickness to its " natural state , " 10 to bring society back to " wild sickness , " which is self - limiting and can be borne with virtue and style and cared for in the homes of the poor , just as previously the sicknesses of the rich ...
... sickness to its " natural state , " 10 to bring society back to " wild sickness , " which is self - limiting and can be borne with virtue and style and cared for in the homes of the poor , just as previously the sicknesses of the rich ...
Page 167
... sickness only . Physical sickness is confined to the body , and it lies in an anatomical , physiological , and genetic context . The " real " existence of these conditions can be confirmed by measurement and experiment , with- out any ...
... sickness only . Physical sickness is confined to the body , and it lies in an anatomical , physiological , and genetic context . The " real " existence of these conditions can be confirmed by measurement and experiment , with- out any ...
Page 168
... sickness analogous to an infection . They pretend that only the opposite approach can give results : the intensive political re - education of people who are now , perhaps unconsciously , class enemies . Their self - criticism will make ...
... sickness analogous to an infection . They pretend that only the opposite approach can give results : the intensive political re - education of people who are now , perhaps unconsciously , class enemies . Their self - criticism will make ...
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Introduction | 3 |
The Medicalization of Life | 39 |
Introduction | 127 |
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