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Intact: A Defence of the Unmodified Body
Authored by Clare Chambers
Narrated by Alix Dunmore
0:00 Intro
0:03 Intact: A Defence of the Unmodified Body
0:23 Introduction: Your Body is Never Good Enough
10:23 Outro
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BOOK DESCRIPTION
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In an age of social media and selfies, of pixel-perfect pictures and surgically-enhanced celebrities, the pressure to change our bodies can often seem overwhelming. We are told we should conceal the signs of ageing and get our bodies back after pregnancy. We ought to perfect our complexions, build our biceps, trim our waistlines, cure our disabilities, conceal our quirks. More than ever before, we should contort our physical selves to prejudiced standards of beauty and acceptability.
In this thought-provoking work, acclaimed political philosopher Clare Chambers argues that the unmodified body is a key principle of equality. While defending the right of anyone to change their bodies, she argues that the social pressure to modify sends a powerful message: you are not good enough. The body becomes a site of political importance: a place where inequalities of sex, gender, race, disability, age, and class are reinforced.
Through a clear-sighted analysis of the power dynamics that structure our society, and with examples ranging widely from body-building to breast implants, makeup to male circumcision, Intact stresses that we must break away from the oppressive forces that demand we alter our bodies. Instead, it offers a vision of the human body that is equal without expectation: an unmodified body that is not an image of perfection or a goal to be attained, but a valued end in itself.
© Clare Chambers 2022 (P) Penguin Audio 2022
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Clare Chambers is Professor of Political Philosophy and a Fellow of Jesus College, University of Cambridge. The author of the acclaimed Against Marriage, she specializes in feminism, bioethics, contemporary liberalism and theories of social justice.
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AUDIOBOOK DETAILS
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Language: English
Publisher: Penguin
Published on: February 24, 2022
ISBN: 9780141999999
Duration: 12 hr, 39 min
Genres: Philosophy / Essays, Philosophy / Political, Science / Life Sciences / Biology, Science / Life Sciences / Human Anatomy & Physiology, Social Science / Disease & Health Issues, Social Science / Sociology / General
