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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... relation of parts and wholes . * For not everything that is a piece or a hunk of something bigger is properly a part . A part , by its very nature , is always a part of . A part of what ? A part of a whole . Only true wholes can have ...
... relation of parts and wholes . * For not everything that is a piece or a hunk of something bigger is properly a part . A part , by its very nature , is always a part of . A part of what ? A part of a whole . Only true wholes can have ...
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... relation to an environment , a world , and not merely contiguous , adjacent , and neutral space . This need - inspired relation to the world entails - necessarily — all the es- sential powers of life , powers present to an organism here ...
... relation to an environment , a world , and not merely contiguous , adjacent , and neutral space . This need - inspired relation to the world entails - necessarily — all the es- sential powers of life , powers present to an organism here ...
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... relation to things of " disinterested interest , " in which we seek nei- ther closeness nor remoteness , neither ... relation between the human organism and the world has been established . Only in relation to action space , then , will ...
... relation to things of " disinterested interest , " in which we seek nei- ther closeness nor remoteness , neither ... relation between the human organism and the world has been established . Only in relation to action space , then , will ...
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