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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... present " to the embryo as a potentiality toward which its growth is directed . What does it mean to say that the form is " present " in the embryo as a potential ? Can the potential form be alone re- sponsible for its own coming into ...
... present " to the embryo as a potentiality toward which its growth is directed . What does it mean to say that the form is " present " in the embryo as a potential ? Can the potential form be alone re- sponsible for its own coming into ...
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... present needs to actions that may bring fu- ture satisfactions . To be sure , the existence of the present powers of an organism is decisively the result of past performance and success- es ( especially those of its ancestors from whom ...
... present needs to actions that may bring fu- ture satisfactions . To be sure , the existence of the present powers of an organism is decisively the result of past performance and success- es ( especially those of its ancestors from whom ...
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... present ten more times in the expression “ after its kind , " which implies the separation of plants and animals into distinct and separable kinds . * We cannot here attempt a thorough line - by - line analysis of the chapter , but here ...
... present ten more times in the expression “ after its kind , " which implies the separation of plants and animals into distinct and separable kinds . * We cannot here attempt a thorough line - by - line analysis of the chapter , but here ...
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