{"product_id":"9788493873356","title":"The Death of Actaeon","description":"\u003ch2\u003eThe Death of Actaeon\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eBook Summary\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis work offers a profound reflection on corporeality in the West, exploring how the body has been conceived, written, and signified throughout history. Through dialogue with thinkers such as Michel Foucault, Jacques Lacan, Deleuze, or Bataille, the author constructs an essay that investigates the relationships between the word and the body from disciplines such as anthropology, ontology, and psychoanalysis. Far from being an encyclopedic compendium, the text is presented as a critical and evocative immersion that invites the reader to question established conceptions of the body.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat is it about?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe book starts from the mythological figure of Actaeon to articulate an archaeology of the body, that is, an investigation into the layers of meaning that have shaped our bodily experience. The author examines how diverse currents of thought have addressed the problem of corporeality, placing special emphasis on the tension between discourse and flesh. Throughout its pages, the contributions of philosophers and psychoanalysts who have attempted to unravel the enigma of the body are analyzed, not as a static object, but as a territory in constant transformation. The work thus becomes an intellectual artifact that functions as a machine of questions, where the act of reading itself is part of the inquiry process.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eMain themes\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eArchaeology of the body and genealogy of corporeality in Western thought.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eRelationship between language, writing, and bodily experience.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eCritical analysis of the conceptions of the body in contemporary philosophy.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eIntersection of anthropology, ontology, and psychoanalysis regarding the body.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eDialogue with key authors such as Foucault, Lacan, Deleuze, and Bataille.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWho is it recommended for?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis book is aimed at readers interested in contemporary philosophy, critical theory, and body studies. It is especially relevant for students and professionals in the humanities, social sciences, philosophy, and psychoanalysis who seek a rigorous and suggestive approach to the problem of corporeality. It is also suitable for those who enjoy essays that combine erudition with a literary and reflective style.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat this book offers\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eAn interdisciplinary perspective that connects philosophy, psychoanalysis, and anthropology to address the body as a central problem.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eA detailed analysis of the ideas of fundamental authors of contemporary thought.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eAn invitation to rethink the relationship between language and bodily experience beyond conventional approaches.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eA reading that functions as a dynamic intellectual exercise, where the reader actively participates in the construction of meaning.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eTechnical sheet\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eAuthor: Fernández Gonzalo, Jorge\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003ePublisher: Editorial Eutelequia, S.L.U.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eLanguage: Spanish\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eSubject: POETRY, LITERARY ESSAYS, PHILOSOPHY, MEDICINE, MEDICINE: GENERAL ISSUES, PRECLINICAL MEDICINE: BASIC SCIENCES, CLINICAL AND INTERNAL MEDICINE, OTHER BRANCHES OF MEDICINE, SURGERY, NURSING AND AUXILIARY SERVICES, STUDY AND REVISION GUIDES AND REFERENCE MATERIAL, COMPLEMENTARY MEDICINE, MIND, BODY AND SPIRIT\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eCollection: ESSAY\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eBinding: Paperback\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003ePublication date: September 2011\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eNumber of pages: 216\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eWeight: 268 g\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eEditorial review\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is an essay that stands out for its theoretical ambition and its ability to articulate a complex dialogue between different traditions of thought. The work offers an original look at a classic subject of philosophy, renewing interest in the question of the body through a critical and evocative approach. It may be of great interest to readers looking for a demanding intellectual reflection, far from simplifications and open to the complexity of the contemporary debate on corporeality.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"EDITORIAL EUTELEQUIA, S.L.U.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53407450104155,"sku":"9788493873356","price":16.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1018\/0650\/6331\/files\/978849387335.jpg?v=1781856220","url":"https:\/\/kalamobooks.com\/en\/products\/9788493873356","provider":"Kalamo Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}