The Vulnerability of the Human World: Well-Being, Health, Technology and the Environment

This book contains the most recent papers problematizing the notions of health, vulnerability, and well-being for individuals and their environment. Organized in 5 sections the book takes into consideration the critical and phenomenological history of well-being and health, their technological manipulation, how these notions connect with the body and the specific vulnerability of the human being, and what responsible direction we can take to improve people's relation to themselves, to other living beings and their environment. In order to address the issue of the vulnerability of the human world and how to respond to its specific challenges, the contributions in this book discuss the topic from a broad range of perspectives, including anthropological, psychological, sociological, philosophical, and environmental.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3031418239
• ISBN13: 9783031418235
• Release Date: October 2023
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 210 Pages
• Weight: 1.08 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.2"