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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... kind , contrasted with other kinds . This way of approaching animal forms accords well with our ordi- nary ( that is , prescientific ) experience of the world . It also fits with human speech , which acknowledges the manifest species ...
... kind , contrasted with other kinds . This way of approaching animal forms accords well with our ordi- nary ( that is , prescientific ) experience of the world . It also fits with human speech , which acknowledges the manifest species ...
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... kind ( or at least its equivalent ) , * say , in mental capacity or inner life . Nevertheless many of Darwin's observations stand confirmed by contemporary students of zoology and animal behavior . An unprejudiced exam- ination of the ...
... kind ( or at least its equivalent ) , * say , in mental capacity or inner life . Nevertheless many of Darwin's observations stand confirmed by contemporary students of zoology and animal behavior . An unprejudiced exam- ination of the ...
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... kind . The second three days bring creatures that all have locomotion , beginning with the creation of the heavenly lights on day four ; day five brings the fish and fowl , each after their kind ; day six , first , the land ani- mals ...
... kind . The second three days bring creatures that all have locomotion , beginning with the creation of the heavenly lights on day four ; day five brings the fish and fowl , each after their kind ; day six , first , the land ani- mals ...
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