Embodiment: A History

Book Overview

Embodiment--defined as having, being in, or being associated with a body--is a feature of the existence of many entities, perhaps even of all entities. Why entities should find themselves in this condition is the central concern of the present volume. The problem includes, but also goes beyond, the philosophical problem of body: that is, what the essence of a body is, and how, if at all, it differs from matter. On some understandings there may...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0190490454
• ISBN13: 9780190490454
• Release Date: June 2017
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 384 Pages
• Weight: 0.97 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.4" x 8.1"