The Hungry Soul: Eating and the Perfecting of Our NatureWhat 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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... we who find ourselves still on the stage are , truth to tell , more than a little
befuddled about how to act and what to think . To be sure , we seem to speak our
lines and play our parts no less than did our ancestors . But we barely remember
the ...
... we who find ourselves still on the stage are , truth to tell , more than a little
befuddled about how to act and what to think . To be sure , we seem to speak our
lines and play our parts no less than did our ancestors . But we barely remember
the ...
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Why does not animal evolution tend toward the selection of organisms that
effectively recycle , that waste less , that need less and less exogenous food ? A
physicist will point out that perfectly efficient recycling is impossible , a violation of
the ...
Why does not animal evolution tend toward the selection of organisms that
effectively recycle , that waste less , that need less and less exogenous food ? A
physicist will point out that perfectly efficient recycling is impossible , a violation of
the ...
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For if the argument of this book is sound , one would expect to find exemplary
culminating customs regarding eating that manifest a more or less true
understanding of the world , including the place of man within the whole . Such
an ...
For if the argument of this book is sound , one would expect to find exemplary
culminating customs regarding eating that manifest a more or less true
understanding of the world , including the place of man within the whole . Such
an ...
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THE HUNGRY SOUL: Eating and the Perfecting of Our Nature
Comentariu Utilizator - KirkusDoctor-turned-teacher Kass (Committee on Social Thought/Univ. of Chicago) serves up a stimulating treatise on the anthropology and ethics of eating. In the tradition of ancient philosophers of the ... Citiți recenzia completă
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