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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... practices implicitly deny the difference between the living and the dead ; like the Cy- clops , they ignore both the ... practice of the other . ( The History 3.38 ) But a careful analysis of the story shows that although custom may be ...
... practices implicitly deny the difference between the living and the dead ; like the Cy- clops , they ignore both the ... practice of the other . ( The History 3.38 ) But a careful analysis of the story shows that although custom may be ...
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... practice of higher vegetarianism may be more defensible than some of the arguments made on its behalf , especially given our current , often unspeakably cruel , practices of raising and keeping animals for food . And , in any age , a ...
... practice of higher vegetarianism may be more defensible than some of the arguments made on its behalf , especially given our current , often unspeakably cruel , practices of raising and keeping animals for food . And , in any age , a ...
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... practice it only as a matter of custom . As meat - eaters , men and wolves do not differ according to nature . Our bodies are prepared to digest raw meat , and many cultures actually eat meat or fish without cooking it first . Moreover ...
... practice it only as a matter of custom . As meat - eaters , men and wolves do not differ according to nature . Our bodies are prepared to digest raw meat , and many cultures actually eat meat or fish without cooking it first . Moreover ...
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