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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... direction toward the next impending phase of a being that has to continue itself constitutes biological time ; the external direction toward the co - present not - itself which holds the stuff relevant to its continuation constitutes ...
... direction toward the next impending phase of a being that has to continue itself constitutes biological time ; the external direction toward the co - present not - itself which holds the stuff relevant to its continuation constitutes ...
Pagina 159
... direction . If given proper direction - no direction being , of course , also a direction , namely , toward self - indulgence — the desires can become focused , pruned , reasonable , and even amenable to seeking satisfaction in a ...
... direction . If given proper direction - no direction being , of course , also a direction , namely , toward self - indulgence — the desires can become focused , pruned , reasonable , and even amenable to seeking satisfaction in a ...
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... direction of human improvement brought about by custom . One could speak about freedom - the ever - increasing emancipation from the bonds of instinct and appetite and the progressive cultivation of self - command . One could speak ...
... direction of human improvement brought about by custom . One could speak about freedom - the ever - increasing emancipation from the bonds of instinct and appetite and the progressive cultivation of self - command . One could speak ...
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