I meditate on Descartes

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This essay uses ficto-criticism to narrate how breast cancer initiates an investigation into Cartesian and feminist theories of mind and body. The essay traces how assumptions about embodiment and mutuality of mind/body connections get rethought as the process of surgery, treatment and healing unfolds.View full textDownload full textKeywordsbreast cancer, Descartes, mind, body, feminism, re-negotiationRelated var addthis_config = { ui_cobrand: "Taylor & Francis Online", services_compact: "citeulike,netvibes,twitter,technorati,delicious,linkedin,facebook,stumbleupon,digg,google,more", pubid: "ra-4dff56cd6bb1830b" }; Add to shortlist Link Permalink http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10350330.2012.640061