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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... Posture : Special Standing in the World The peculiarity and significance of human upright posture was a fa- vorite theme in antiquity , commented on by authors as different as Aristotle and Ovid . In modern times few have been ...
... Posture : Special Standing in the World The peculiarity and significance of human upright posture was a fa- vorite theme in antiquity , commented on by authors as different as Aristotle and Ovid . In modern times few have been ...
Pagina 64
... posture , upright posture in turn permits the development of the forelimbs into the human shoulders , arms , and hands and of the skull into the human skull and face . " Human uprightness is nothing superficial ; our peculiar form is re ...
... posture , upright posture in turn permits the development of the forelimbs into the human shoulders , arms , and hands and of the skull into the human skull and face . " Human uprightness is nothing superficial ; our peculiar form is re ...
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... posture , man must oppose the forces of gravity . It seems to be his nature to oppose nature in its impersonal , fun- damental aspects with natural means . However , gravity is never fully over- come ; upright posture always maintains ...
... posture , man must oppose the forces of gravity . It seems to be his nature to oppose nature in its impersonal , fun- damental aspects with natural means . However , gravity is never fully over- come ; upright posture always maintains ...
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