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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... speech , in which he will deny the im- portance of speech and mind in human aspiration and will characterize human eros as an unsatisfi- able longing for mute bodily union . A man who would speak to deprecate speech and the soul's quest ...
... speech , in which he will deny the im- portance of speech and mind in human aspiration and will characterize human eros as an unsatisfi- able longing for mute bodily union . A man who would speak to deprecate speech and the soul's quest ...
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... speech turns another's mind around . The topic , too , is turned round and round , looked at and appreciated from all sides and idly - which is to say for its own sake . And , as the listeners and speakers take turns turning toward one ...
... speech turns another's mind around . The topic , too , is turned round and round , looked at and appreciated from all sides and idly - which is to say for its own sake . And , as the listeners and speakers take turns turning toward one ...
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... speech . Creation through speech fits creation by separation , for speech implies the making and recognition of distinctions . To name something is to see it distinctly , both as the same with itself and as other than everything else ...
... speech . Creation through speech fits creation by separation , for speech implies the making and recognition of distinctions . To name something is to see it distinctly , both as the same with itself and as other than everything else ...
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