The Hungry Soul: Eating and the Perfecting of Our NatureWhat 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. |
Din interiorul cărții
Rezultatele 1 - 3 din 25
Pagina 101
The problem of the stranger , whose solution is hospitality , is embedded in our
very terminology . ... Both guests and hosts are , to begin with , strangers — not
kin — to one another and , for this reason , under some suspicion of possible ill
will ...
The problem of the stranger , whose solution is hospitality , is embedded in our
very terminology . ... Both guests and hosts are , to begin with , strangers — not
kin — to one another and , for this reason , under some suspicion of possible ill
will ...
Pagina 102
And who in his right mind in urban America lets unknown strangers into his
house , let alone offers them food , before being assured about their name ,
character , and purpose ? Although one suspects that there are yet places where
...
And who in his right mind in urban America lets unknown strangers into his
house , let alone offers them food , before being assured about their name ,
character , and purpose ? Although one suspects that there are yet places where
...
Pagina 105
The strangers show themselves to be agents of grace . The excellence of
Abraham ' s conduct is made absolutely clear when it is compared with Lot ' s
treatment of the same strangers later on their journey , when they come to the city
of ...
The strangers show themselves to be agents of grace . The excellence of
Abraham ' s conduct is made absolutely clear when it is compared with Lot ' s
treatment of the same strangers later on their journey , when they come to the city
of ...
Ce spun oamenii - Scrieți o recenzie
THE HUNGRY SOUL: Eating and the Perfecting of Our Nature
Comentariu Utilizator - KirkusDoctor-turned-teacher Kass (Committee on Social Thought/Univ. of Chicago) serves up a stimulating treatise on the anthropology and ethics of eating. In the tradition of ancient philosophers of the ... Citiți recenzia completă
Alte ediții - Afișați-le pe toate
Termeni și expresii frecvente
able action activity animals appetite awareness become begin body bread called cause Chapter civilized common conversation course cultural customs desire dietary dining dinner direction distinction drink earth eating especially ethical example existence experience expression eyes face fact feed feel freedom fruit function give given guests hand higher holy hospitality host human implies important kind laws least less liberality living look man's manners material matter meal means meat mind moral motion mouth move nature necessity nourishing object one's organism original ourselves pleasures possible posture powers practice prepared present principle provides question rational reason recognize regarding relation rules seek seems sense separation served share sight social soul speak speech standing story strangers taste things thought tion tongue transformation true turn understanding University upright virtue whole