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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... animal , as needy and as mortal . Conversely , soul , according to Aristotle a principle of more than consciousness or mind , is not confined to human beings : all animals ( and even all plants ) have soul ( psyche ) , understood as the ...
... animal , as needy and as mortal . Conversely , soul , according to Aristotle a principle of more than consciousness or mind , is not confined to human beings : all animals ( and even all plants ) have soul ( psyche ) , understood as the ...
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... animal . There follows , of course , a corollary , equally true but less often noted : Darwinism , by its linking of man to the animals , links the animals to man , and thus necessarily invites the overthrow of the purely mechanical and ...
... animal . There follows , of course , a corollary , equally true but less often noted : Darwinism , by its linking of man to the animals , links the animals to man , and thus necessarily invites the overthrow of the purely mechanical and ...
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... animals that eat what God originally gave all animals to eat , the green herb of the earth . Let us consider more closely a few of the particular requirements . The clean and unclean land animals are distinguished according to their ...
... animals that eat what God originally gave all animals to eat , the green herb of the earth . Let us consider more closely a few of the particular requirements . The clean and unclean land animals are distinguished according to their ...
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