The phenomenology of falling Ill: An explication, critique and improvement of sartre's theory of embodiment and alienation

Human Studies

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 53-66

  Svenaeus, Fredrik ^a  

^a SÖDERTÖRN UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Alienation; Embodiment; Illness; Phenomenology; Sartre

Indexed keywords

EID: 67349090696     PISSN: 01638548     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10746-009-9109-1     Document Type: Article

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