Purloined Organs
Download or Read eBook Purloined Organs PDF written by H.A.E. Zwart and published by Springer. This book was released on 2019-03-07 with total page 135 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
Author | : H.A.E. Zwart |
Publisher | : Springer |
Total Pages | : 135 |
Release | : 2019-03-07 |
ISBN-10 | : 9783030053543 |
ISBN-13 | : 3030053547 |
Rating | : 4/5 (43 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Purloined Organs by : H.A.E. Zwart
Book excerpt: This book addresses organ transplantation from a psychoanalytical perspective. Where other authors consider topics of informed consent, scarcity and organ trade, Zwart explores the ways in which the practice fundamentally challenges our basic experience and image of the body, revolving around issues such as embodiment, ownership and bodily integrity. In organ transplantation, the body emerges as something which we simultaneously have and are—constituting a whole, as well as a set of partial objects that can be transplanted and replaced, donated and sold.