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The man who mistook his wife for a hat
Sacks is the rare man that accurately understands what it is to be human and his book is a welcome consideration of this. Unlike so many, he does not view people, subjects, as if they are just things, objects. Certainly, the body can be a thing and can be examined and tested and measured. The study of the body is a science. But people are more than just a body which is a key insight of Sacks. They are subjects that must be related to. This is an art.
Sacks presents an assortment of unique case studies gathered over his years of experience. They present people suffering through a surprising spectrum of physical and spiritual maladies that are interrelated. Sacks respectfully and empathetically tries to understand each as a whole person in need of help. Some of his patients have undergone a trauma from disease or injury that has radically altered their personality. Others have been born with structural defects that dictate unique personalities. In each, Sacks tries to consider what are the connections between the physical and spiritual and what can be done to truly help his patient.
The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat is an interesting and helpful volume for all who care for people, whether physically or spiritually. It is a necessary corrective to those who assume that answers are pat and precise and for those who assume that the other side is useless.
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