The Hungry Soul
Subtitle: Eating and the Perfecting of our Nature
By: Leon R. Kass.
Edition: University of Chicago Press ed.
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Published: 1999
Place of publication: Chicago
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 272
ISBN-13: 9780226425689
Subjects: Eating (Philosophy)
Description: The Hungry Soul is a fascinating exploration of the natural and cultural act of eating. Kass brilliantly reveals how the various aspects of this phenomenon, and the customs, rituals, and taboos surrounding it, relate to universal and profound truths about the human animal and its deepest yearnings.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 233-238) and index.
Originally published: New York : Free Press ; Toronto : Maxwell Macmillan Canada ; New York : Maxwell Macmillan International, c1994. With new foreword.