Flesh in the Age of Reason by Roy Porter
The culmination of a lifelong interest in the metaphysics of the body by the premier social historian of medicine. How did we come to a modern understanding of our bodies and souls? What were the breakthroughs that allowed human beings to see themselves in a new light?
Roy Porter was until his retirement Professor in the Social History of Medicine at the Wellcome Institute for the History of Medicine. His last book ENLIGHTENMENT won a 2001 Wolfson Prize. He completed FLESH IN THE AGE OF REASON in the week of his death.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780140167351 |
| ISBN 10 | 0140167358 |
| Title | Flesh in the Age of Reason |
| Author | Roy Porter |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Year published | 2005-01-27 |
| Number of pages | 592 |
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