Nietzsche and embodiment
Subtitle: discerning bodies and non-dualism
By: Kristen Brown.
Series: SUNY series in contemporary continental philosophy
Publisher: State University of New York Press
Published: 2006
Place of publication: Albany
Language: eng
Number of pages: 228
ISBN-13: 9780791466513; 9780791466520
Subjects: Nietzsche, Friedrich Wilhelm, 1844-1900; Body, Human; Human beings; Self; Women -- Physiology
Description: In Nietzsche and Embodiment Kristen Brown reveals the smartness of bodies, challenging the traditional view in the West that bodies are separate from and morally inferior to minds. Drawing inspiration from Nietzsche, Brown vividly describes why the interdependence of mind and body matters, both in Nietzseche's writings and for contemporary debates (non-dualism theory, Merleau-Ponty criticism, and metaphor studies), activities (spinal cord research and fasting), and specific human experiences (menses, trauma, and guilt). Brown's theories about the dynamic relationship between body and mind provide new possibilities for self-understanding and experience.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p.         ) and index.