Atmospheres of Breathing
Publisher: State University of New York Press
Published: 2018
Language: eng
Number of pages: 297
ISBN-13: 9781438469737
Subjects: Respiration; Philosophy and science
Description: Attempts to think anew about philosophical questions from the perspective of breath and breathing. As a physiological or biological matter, breath is mostly considered to be mechanical and thoughtless. By expanding on the insights of many religions and therapeutic practices, which emphasize the cultivation of breath, the contributors argue that breath should be understood as fundamentally and comprehensively intertwined with human life and experience. Various dimensions of the respiratory world are referred to as "atmospheres" that encircle and connect human existence, coexistence, and the world.