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The Expression of the Psychosomatic Body from a Phenomenological Perspective

Part of the SpringerBriefs in Philosophy Book Series

DOI: 10.1007/978-94-007-6498-9

ISBN: 978-94-007-6497-2

Publisher: Springer Netherlands - Springer Journals

Mar 21, 2013

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The Psychosomatic Problematic

Bullington, Jennifer

Pages: 1 –18

[The first part of this chapter introduces the problem of medically unexplained symptoms (MUS) and explains why we need an alternative theoretical understanding of psychosomatics in order to grasp the idea of a “speaking body.” The theoretical and clinical problems connecting to psychosomatic...
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The Lived Body

Bullington, Jennifer

Pages: 19 –37

[This chapter focuses on the early writings of Maurice Merleau-Ponty (The Structure of Behavior and Phenomenology of Perception). Firstly, an introduction to the science of phenomenology places the reader within the correct philosophical framework in order to understand the aim of Merleau-Ponty’s...
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The Meaning of Meaning

Bullington, Jennifer

Pages: 39 –47

[Now that we have established that the body is involved in a rudimentary meaning-constitution, the question becomes, what is “meaning”? The chapter begins with a brief look at the traditional view of meaning, moving quickly into the texts of Merleau-Ponty that have to do with language and...
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The Lived Body (Phenomenology of Perception) and the Flesh (The Visible and the Invisible)

Bullington, Jennifer

Pages: 49 –57

[This chapter takes the reader into the late Merleau-Ponty (The Visible and the Invisible) where a visionary description of the relations between man and world is put forth in terms of “the flesh.” The goal of his last work was to bring the insights from his earlier (phenomenological) work to an...
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The Phenomenological Psychosomatic Theory

Bullington, Jennifer

Pages: 59 –79

[In this chapter, the phenomenological theory of psychosomatics is presented. The solution to the mind–body problematic is shown to be found in the concept of the lived body and the relationship between body—world as flesh. The psychosomatic condition is understood as a disarticulation of self...
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Health and Illness and Holistic Health

Bullington, Jennifer

Pages: 81 –96

[This chapter examines the notion of “holistic” health. The literature today is full of references to “holistic care” and “holistic medicine” but one rarely sees any content to this term, except for some general phrases about man being a biological, psychological and social being. The chapter...
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Conclusions

Bullington, Jennifer

Pages: 97 –101

[The last chapter contains a summing up of the theoretical contribution of the book, followed by drawing out some implications about what this point of view means for the organization of health care and the education and training of health care professionals. Some work-place strategies for...

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