"An outstanding work of interdisciplinary scholarship and a fascinating read, The Body Emblazoned is a study of the Renaissance culture of dissection which informed intellectual enquiry in Europe for nearly two hundred years. Though the dazzling displays, in Renaissance art and …
Sawday offers a compelling study of the culture of dissection in the English Renaissance which informed intellectual enquiry in Europe for nearly two hundred years.
"An outstanding work of interdisciplinary scholarship and a fascinating read, The Body Emblazoned is a study of the Renaissance culture of dissection which informed intellectual enquiry in Europe for nearly two hundred years. Though the dazzling displays, in Renaissance art and …
The human body is thought of conventionally as a biological entity, with its longevity, morbidity, size and even appearance determined by genetic factors immune to the influence of society or culture. Since the mid-1980s, however, there has been a rising awareness of how our bod…
Beyond the Centaur questions the accuracy and usefulness of the virtually unquestioned ancient consensus that persons are composed of unequally valued, hierarchically stacked antagonistic components, usually soul or mind and body. Part I explores the gradual historical developme…
Understanding Anatomy and Physiology, 3rd Edition organizes a seemingly huge volume of information into manageable sections to make these complex concepts easy to understand and remember.
Fast Facts? in each chapter contain interesting tips related to the system. ?The Body at Work? addresses physiology of the system under discussion.?Life Lessons? apply A&P information to real-life situations.?Own the Information? exercises ask students to identify the most impor…
The book explores various dissonances in thinking the relation between mind and body. It investigates issues that resist reduction to these binary terms.
