The Hungry Soul: Eating and the Perfecting of Our NatureFree Press, 1994 - 248 pagini What is the full meaning of eating? What does it reveal about the soul? What is the meaning of human omnivorousness and the myriad customs that refine human eating, transforming animal feeding into human dining? This book examines the phenomena of eating, natural and cultural - from metabolism, appetite, and taste, to hospitality, table manners, and the ritual meal, and reveals how eating not only feeds the body but also nourishes the soul. |
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... action : Appetite or desire , not DNA , is the deepest principle of life . The attentive reader , reflecting on the immanent powers of ap- petite , awareness , and action I claim are coextensive with animal form itself , will recognize ...
... action : Appetite or desire , not DNA , is the deepest principle of life . The attentive reader , reflecting on the immanent powers of ap- petite , awareness , and action I claim are coextensive with animal form itself , will recognize ...
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... action space . " Action space is not the neutral homogeneous space of objective Cartesian science , but lived space , my space , a sphere of my action , which somehow both belongs to and gives rise to my sense of myself and to which I ...
... action space . " Action space is not the neutral homogeneous space of objective Cartesian science , but lived space , my space , a sphere of my action , which somehow both belongs to and gives rise to my sense of myself and to which I ...
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... action at a distance — say with bow or spear or sling - made possible by the arm and hand , in turn a part of the up- right posture . Thanks to upright posture , man is naturally armed for virtually any action . In action no less than ...
... action at a distance — say with bow or spear or sling - made possible by the arm and hand , in turn a part of the up- right posture . Thanks to upright posture , man is naturally armed for virtually any action . In action no less than ...
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