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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Pagina 98
... customs that bring out and complete what is best in his nature . As with the ethical in general , the primary need is for restriction , for nay - saying ; if too much latitude is the problem , then a prohibi- tion is the beginning of ...
... customs that bring out and complete what is best in his nature . As with the ethical in general , the primary need is for restriction , for nay - saying ; if too much latitude is the problem , then a prohibi- tion is the beginning of ...
Pagina 99
... customs , as in the natures they shape and clothe , we see again that eating is a crucial - even paradigmatic - instance of the relation between what is one's self and one's own and what is not one's own but other . Let us look at the ...
... customs , as in the natures they shape and clothe , we see again that eating is a crucial - even paradigmatic - instance of the relation between what is one's self and one's own and what is not one's own but other . Let us look at the ...
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... customs that lay the floor beneath human eating , we turn now toward those that elevate it festively toward the ceiling . If our hunches are correct , we will discover in these " higher " customs a continuation and refine- ment of the ...
... customs that lay the floor beneath human eating , we turn now toward those that elevate it festively toward the ceiling . If our hunches are correct , we will discover in these " higher " customs a continuation and refine- ment of the ...
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