International Society of Nephrology research, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of kidney disease. The ISN has over 9,000 professional members from more than 126 countries. In addition, the ISN closely collaborates with over 75 national and regional nephrology societies around the world, representing about 20,000 professionals. The ISN continues to develop and consolidate several programs, initiatives and partnerships that will help to further deliver on its two overarching goals: reducing the incidence and impact of kidney disease worldwide, and making the ISN the leading international organization for all issues related to the science and practice of global nephrology. In 1992 the society formed a task
Body without organs Body without organs The "body without organs" () is a concept used by French philosopher Gilles Deleuze. It usually refers to the deeper reality underlying some well-formed whole constructed from fully functioning parts. At the same time, it may also describe a relationship to one's literal body. Deleuze began using the term in "The Logic of Sense" (1969), while discussing the experiences of playwright Antonin Artaud. "Body without Organs" (or "BwO") later became a major part of the vocabulary for "Capitalism and Schizophrenia", two volumes ("Anti-Oedipus" [1972] and "A Thousand Plateaus" [1980]) written collaboratively with Félix Guattari. In these works,