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Page 142
... suffering pain always has a historical dimension . When I suffer pain , I am aware that a question is being raised . The history of pain can best be studied by focusing on that question . No matter if the pain is my own experience or if ...
... suffering pain always has a historical dimension . When I suffer pain , I am aware that a question is being raised . The history of pain can best be studied by focusing on that question . No matter if the pain is my own experience or if ...
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... suffering well , " but also the instructions on how to integrate this repertoire . The medicalization of pain , on the other hand , has fostered a hypertrophy of just one of these modes - management by technique - and reinforced the ...
... suffering well , " but also the instructions on how to integrate this repertoire . The medicalization of pain , on the other hand , has fostered a hypertrophy of just one of these modes - management by technique - and reinforced the ...
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... suffering a possible symptom of health . The reminder that suffering is a responsible activity is almost unbearable to consumers , for whom pleasure and depend- ence on industrial outputs coincide . By equating all personal ...
... suffering a possible symptom of health . The reminder that suffering is a responsible activity is almost unbearable to consumers , for whom pleasure and depend- ence on industrial outputs coincide . By equating all personal ...
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Introduction | 3 |
The Medicalization of Life | 39 |
Introduction | 127 |
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