The hungry soul : eating and the perfecting of our nature /

The hungry soul : eating and the perfecting of our nature /

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Author / Creator:Kass, Leon.
Edition:University of Chicago Press ed.
Imprint:Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 1999.
Description:xxiv, 248 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Language:English
Subject:
Eating (Philosophy)
Eating (Philosophy)
Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/4255140
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ISBN:0226425681 (pbk. : acid-free paper)
Notes:Originally published: New York : Free Press ; Toronto : Maxwell Macmillan Canada ; New York : Maxwell Macmillan International, c1994. With new foreword.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 233-238) and index.
Table of Contents:
  • List of Illustrations
  • Credits
  • Foreword to the Paperback Edition
  • Preface
  • Introduction: "Good for Food . . . to Make One Wise"
  • 1. Food and Nourishing: The Primacy of Form
  • 2. The Human Form:Omnivoros us Erectus
  • 3. Host and Cannibal: From Fressen to Essen
  • 4. Enhancing Uprightness: Civilized Eating
  • 5. Freedom, Friendship, and Philosophy: From Eating to Dining
  • 6. Sanctified Eating: A Memorial of Creation
  • Conclusion: The Hungry Soul and the Perfecting of Our Nature
  • Notes
  • Index

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