Pain Modes Functions (1 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Up for sale is an exceptionally rare, investment-grade copy of Frederik Jacobus Johannes Buytendijk's seminal work, Pain: Its Modes and Functions, published in hardcover by the University of Chicago Press in 1962. Finding a mid-century academic printing of this foundational volume in unread, immaculate condition is an incredible rarity for collectors, institutions, and scholars alike. Buytendijk, a renowned Dutch phenomenologist and psychologist, delivers a masterful analysis that bridges the gap between biological medicine and existential philosophy. This book remains a cornerstone text for understanding how pain operates not just as a physical reflex, but as a complex psychological phenomenon that shapes human consciousness and behavior. Book is in excellent condition, with one handwritten note of "used" on the front cover. Dustjacket shows some wearing and a slight tear.…