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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... ethical norms governing what we eat and how . Yet , although eating is my explicit theme , I am , as I con- fessed in the preface , tracking bigger game . In fact it is precisely this matter of nature and ethics , and their possible ...
... ethical norms governing what we eat and how . Yet , although eating is my explicit theme , I am , as I con- fessed in the preface , tracking bigger game . In fact it is precisely this matter of nature and ethics , and their possible ...
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... ethically subver- sive . As broadcast popularly through the society , these doctrines em- barrass the ethical claims of our traditional philosophical or religious teachings by seeming to contradict what they say about nature , man , and ...
... ethically subver- sive . As broadcast popularly through the society , these doctrines em- barrass the ethical claims of our traditional philosophical or religious teachings by seeming to contradict what they say about nature , man , and ...
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... ethical life — a life that is , however , contingent on choice — are finally realized once they are illuminated in human self - awareness . The ethical aspect of human life follows not only due to mind but also due to necessity . For ...
... ethical life — a life that is , however , contingent on choice — are finally realized once they are illuminated in human self - awareness . The ethical aspect of human life follows not only due to mind but also due to necessity . For ...
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