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Page 260
... limits when he becomes aware of them . A conscious response to painful sensations , to impairment , and to eventual death is part of man's coping ability . The capacity for revolt and for perseverance , for stubborn resis- tance and for ...
... limits when he becomes aware of them . A conscious response to painful sensations , to impairment , and to eventual death is part of man's coping ability . The capacity for revolt and for perseverance , for stubborn resis- tance and for ...
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... limits to irrational fantasies , has made technical answers to mad dreams seem rational , and has turned the pursuit of destructive values into a conspiracy between purveyor and client . Nemesis for the masses is now the inescapable ...
... limits to irrational fantasies , has made technical answers to mad dreams seem rational , and has turned the pursuit of destructive values into a conspiracy between purveyor and client . Nemesis for the masses is now the inescapable ...
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... limits of a universe we have now come to know , we act as if these limits did not translate into critical thresholds for human action . Traditionally the cate- gorical imperative could circumscribe and validate ac- tion as being truly ...
... limits of a universe we have now come to know , we act as if these limits did not translate into critical thresholds for human action . Traditionally the cate- gorical imperative could circumscribe and validate ac- tion as being truly ...
Contents
The Epidemics of Modern Medicine | 3 |
The Medicalization of Life | 31 |
Introduction | 121 |
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