Rekha Nath (USA University of Alabama)

Why It's OK to Be Fat

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Most of us arenâ t quite sure: Is it really OK to be fat? In Why Itâ s OK to Be Fat, Rekha Nath convincingly argues conventional views of fatness in Western societiesâ as a pathology to be fixed or as a moral failingâ are ill-conceived.

Produktdetails

• Why It's OK
• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Seitenzahl: 286
• Erscheinungstermin: 25. Juli 2024
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 126mm x 197mm x 19mm
• Gewicht: 312g
• ISBN-13: 9780367425456
• ISBN-10: 0367425459
• Artikelnr.: 67374671

Autorenporträt

Rekha Nath is Associate Professor of Philosophy at the University of Alabama, USA. She works in moral and political philosophy.

Inhaltsangabe

1. Introduction 2. Against Fat Stigma 3. Weight and Health 4. Is it Wrong
to be Fat? 5. Weakness of Will 6. Ignorance, Gluttony, and Pride 7.
Size-based Oppression 8. What does Fat Acceptance Entail? Notes
Bibliography Index