The Quantification of Bodies in Health

The Quantification of Bodies in Health aims to deepen understanding of the quantification of the body and of the role of self-tracking practices in everyday life. It brings together authors working at the intersection of philosophy, sociology, history, psychology, and digital culture.

About the author

Btihaj Ajana is Professor of Ethics and Digital Culture at the Department of Digital Humanities at King's College London, UK. She is a former Marie Curie Fellow at Aarhus Institute of Advanced Studies, Denmark.
Joaquim Braga is Researcher and Professor at the Department of Philosophy at the University of Coimbra, Portugal. He is also a member of the university's Institute for Philosophical Studies.
Simone Guidi is Researcher at the CNR-ILIESI, Italy. He was (2019-2020) Assistant Professor of Philosophy at the University of Coimbra, Portugal, and FCT Post-Doc Fellow (2017-2019) at the same university's Institute for Philosophical Studies.

Summary

The Quantification of Bodies in Health aims to deepen understanding of the quantification of the body and of the role of self-tracking practices in everyday life. It brings together authors working at the intersection of philosophy, sociology, history, psychology, and digital culture.

Product details

• Assisted by: Btihaj Ajana (Editor), Btihaj (King's College London Ajana (Editor), Joaquim Braga (Editor), Joaquim (University of Coimbra Braga (Editor), Simone Guidi (Editor), Simone (Italian National Research Council Guidi (Editor)
• Publisher: Emerald Publishing Limited
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.12.2021
• EAN: 9781800718845
• ISBN: 978-1-80071-884-5
• No. of pages: 232
• Dimensions: 157 mm x 235 mm x 17 mm
• Weight: 493 g
• Subject: Social sciences, law, business > Media, communication > Miscellaneous