The Illness vs. Pleasure: Usages of the Metaphor of Illness in the First Two Decades of the Communist Rule in Bulgaria Cover Image
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Болестта срещу удоволствието: употреби на метафората на болестта в първите две десетилетия на комунистическия режим в България
The Illness vs. Pleasure: Usages of the Metaphor of Illness in the First Two Decades of the Communist Rule in Bulgaria

Author(s): Gergana Popova
Subject(s): Politics / Political Sciences, History, Philosophy, Social Sciences, Education, Cultural history, Political Philosophy, Social Philosophy, Special Branches of Philosophy, Sociology, Contemporary Philosophy, Vocational Education, Adult Education, Inclusive Education / Inclusion, Philosophy of History
Published by: Национално издателство за образование и наука „Аз-буки“
Keywords: disciplinary practices; metaphor of illness; body-machine; bodyorganism

Summary/Abstract: The main goal of the paper is to analyze the usage of the metaphor of illness from the communist regime in philosophical and anthropological perspective. The metaphor of illness is showed as an important element of the communist disciplinary practices. The article focuses on its importance for the communist constructions of the ideal human body.

  • Issue Year: 25/2016
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 91-102
  • Page Count: 12
  • Language: Bulgarian