Phenomenology of illness / Havi Carel.

Oxford, United Kingdom : Oxford University Press, 2016.

xi, 248 pages ; 23 cm

First edition published in 2016.

Why use phenomenology to study illness? -- Phenomenological features of the body -- The body in illness -- Bodily doubt -- A phenomenology of breathlessness -- Is well-being possible in illness? -- Illness as being towards death -- Epistemic injustice in healthcare -- The philosophical role of illness.

Includes bibliographical references (pages [229]-242) and index.