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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... least cryptoscientists and fellow travelers . We are rationalists , and we are , at the very least , in- fluenced by corporealism . We not only do not believe in miracles , we cannot even imagine an occurrence or phenomenon that could ...
... least cryptoscientists and fellow travelers . We are rationalists , and we are , at the very least , in- fluenced by corporealism . We not only do not believe in miracles , we cannot even imagine an occurrence or phenomenon that could ...
Pagina 19
... least among them , not least because we know that we and all our other terrestrial relations are alive . We , the curious and reflective animals , give names to all our kin ― to date to more than 1.4 million species of organisms ...
... least among them , not least because we know that we and all our other terrestrial relations are alive . We , the curious and reflective animals , give names to all our kin ― to date to more than 1.4 million species of organisms ...
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... least among the lowest of the ani- mals — nameless , godless , spiritless , and living the life fit for cattle . The ... least a partial kinship with at least some of the higher animals . To be sure , some of the current ar- guments for ...
... least among the lowest of the ani- mals — nameless , godless , spiritless , and living the life fit for cattle . The ... least a partial kinship with at least some of the higher animals . To be sure , some of the current ar- guments for ...
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