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Philosophy Phenomenology

The Clever Body

by (author) Gabor Csepregi

Publisher
University of Calgary Press
Initial publish date
May 2006
Category
Phenomenology, Human Anatomy & Physiology, Holistic Medicine
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9781552382080
    Publish Date
    May 2006
    List Price
    $24.95
  • eBook

    ISBN
    9781552383124
    Publish Date
    May 2006
    List Price
    $24.95

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In Western civilization, we have come to regard the body as an instrument or a machine that responds to external challenges but does not have a life or creativity of its own. Thanks to some of its inherent capabilities, however, the living body can act in a highly intelligent and creative manner. All of us have noticed from time to time that our body can move naturally, without any conscious effort; it can adapt to new situational demands and propose unexpected solutions. While skiing or rock climbing or sailing, we may have abandoned ourselves to our bodily timing and responsiveness, our acute feeling for new solutions. In The Clever Body, Gabor Csepregi describes in detail the nature and scope of these innate abilities - sensibility, spontaneity, mimetic faculty, sense of rhythm, memory, and imagination—and reflects on their significance in human life.

 

About the author

Gabor Csepregi is the President of the Dominican College of Philosophy and Theology in Ottawa. He is the editor-in-chief of the journal Science et Esprit and has published over fifty articles, reviews, and essays on philosophy, music, and sport.

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