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OverviewHalfway between history and philosophy, this book deals with the historical forms that have permitted the understanding of human suffering from the Renaissance to the present. Representation, sympathy, imitation, coherence and narrativity are but a few of the rhetorical recourses that men and women have employed in order to feel our pain. Full Product DetailsAuthor: J. MoscosoPublisher: Palgrave USA Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan Dimensions: Width: 14.00cm , Height: 2.10cm , Length: 21.60cm Weight: 0.558kg ISBN: 9781403991188ISBN 10: 1403991189 Pages: 301 Publication Date: 10 September 2012 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsList of Illustrations Acknowledgements Introduction Representations Imitation Sympathy Correspondence Trust Narrativity Coherence Reiteration PostscriptumReviews'Javier Moscoso's book is a dazzling example of cultural history. For anyone who ever wondered about the meaning of pain - and how those meanings have changed over time - this is the book for you.' - Joanna Bourke, Birkbeck College Author InformationJAVIER MOSCOSO is Research Professor of History and Philosophy of Science at the Institute of Philosophy of the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC). His academic career has been devoted to the cultural history of the human body. He was the curator of the London Science Museum exhibition Pain. Passion. Compassion. Sensibility. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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