The Aesthetic Body

Author : Erec R. Koch
Publisher : Associated University Presse
ISBN 13 : 9780874130102
Total Pages : 398 pages
Book Rating : 4.07/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Aesthetic Body written by Erec R. Koch and published by Associated University Presse. This book was released on 2008 with total page 398 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Those two developments converge to construct an aesthetic body; that is, in its full etymological sense, a body whose principal functions are the production of sensation and affectivity. This study examines the importance of the body in the determination of sensibility and passion in French culture of the seventeenth century." "The Aesthetic Body will engage readers with interests in literature, philosophy, the history of ideas, the history of science and medicine, cultural history, and political theory of the French early modem period."--Jacket.

Author : Nabel Khatut
Publisher : CreateSpace
ISBN 13 : 9781479179121
Total Pages : 90 pages
Book Rating : 4.24/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Aesthetics 101 written by Nabel Khatut and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2012-08-23 with total page 90 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Aesthetics 101 is a step-by-step guide teaching readers how to achieve an 'aesthetic' physique through weight training, tailored diets, and supplementation. Aesthetics 101 is very detailed and explains every aspect so that the reader will know the exact path to achieve the aesthetic physique he has always been dreaming of, guaranteed.

Author : Mark Johnson
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
ISBN 13 : 022602699X
Total Pages : 330 pages
Book Rating : 4.92/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Meaning of the Body written by Mark Johnson and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2012-06-29 with total page 330 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In The Meaning of the Body, Mark Johnson continues his pioneering work on the exciting connections between cognitive science, language, and meaning first begun in the classic Metaphors We Live By. Johnson uses recent research into infant psychology to show how the body generates meaning even before self-consciousness has fully developed. From there he turns to cognitive neuroscience to further explore the bodily origins of meaning, thought, and language and examines the many dimensions of meaning—including images, qualities, emotions, and metaphors—that are all rooted in the body’s physical encounters with the world. Drawing on the psychology of art and pragmatist philosophy, Johnson argues that all of these aspects of meaning-making are fundamentally aesthetic. He concludes that the arts are the culmination of human attempts to find meaning and that studying the aesthetic dimensions of our experience is crucial to unlocking meaning's bodily sources. Throughout, Johnson puts forth a bold new conception of the mind rooted in the understanding that philosophy will matter to nonphilosophers only if it is built on a visceral connection to the world. “Mark Johnson demonstrates that the aesthetic and emotional aspects of meaning are fundamental—central to conceptual meaning and reason, and that the arts show meaning-making in its fullest realization. If you were raised with the idea that art and emotion were external to ideas and reason, you must read this book. It grounds philosophy in our most visceral experience.”—George Lakoff, author of Moral Politics

Author : Tobin Siebers
Publisher : University of Michigan Press
ISBN 13 : 9780472086733
Total Pages : 258 pages
Book Rating : 4.31/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Body Aesthetic written by Tobin Siebers and published by University of Michigan Press. This book was released on 2000 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Establishes the body's undeniable presence and strangeness as the material out of which human beings are made

Author : Robert R. Desjarlais
Publisher : University of Pennsylvania Press
ISBN 13 : 0812206428
Total Pages : 320 pages
Book Rating : 4.25/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Body and Emotion written by Robert R. Desjarlais and published by University of Pennsylvania Press. This book was released on 2011-09-16 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Body and Emotion is a study of the relationship between culture and emotional distress, an examination of the cultural forces that influence, make sense of, and heal severe pain and malaise. In order to investigate this relationship, Robert R. Desjarlais served as an apprentice healer among the Yolmo Sherpa, a Tibetan Buddhist people who reside in the Helambu region of north-central Nepal.

Author : Sander L. Gilman
Publisher : Princeton University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780691070537
Total Pages : 422 pages
Book Rating : 4.39/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Making the Body Beautiful written by Sander L. Gilman and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 1999 with total page 422 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nose reconstructions have been common in India for centuries. South Korea, Brazil, and Israel have become international centers for procedures ranging from eyelid restructuring to buttock lifts and tummy tucks. Argentina has the highest rate of silicone implants in the world. Around the globe, aesthetic surgery has become a cultural and medical fixture. Sander Gilman seeks to explain why by presenting the first systematic world history and cultural theory of aesthetic surgery. Touching on subjects as diverse as getting a "nose job" as a sweet-sixteen birthday present and the removal of male breasts in seventh-century Alexandria, Gilman argues that aesthetic surgery has such universal appeal because it helps people to "pass," to be seen as a member of a group with which they want to or need to identify. Gilman begins by addressing basic questions about the history of aesthetic surgery. What surgical procedures have been performed? Which are considered aesthetic and why? Who are the patients? What is the place of aesthetic surgery in modern culture? He then turns his attention to that focus of countless human anxieties: the nose. Gilman discusses how people have reshaped their noses to repair the ravages of war and disease (principally syphilis), to match prevailing ideas of beauty, and to avoid association with negative images of the "Jew," the "Irish," the "Oriental," or the "Black." He examines how we have used aesthetic surgery on almost every conceivable part of the body to try to pass as younger, stronger, thinner, and more erotic. Gilman also explores some of the extremes of surgery as personal transformation, discussing transgender surgery, adult circumcision and foreskin restoration, the enhancement of dueling scars, and even a performance artist who had herself altered to resemble the Mona Lisa. The book draws on an extraordinary range of sources. Gilman is as comfortable discussing Nietzsche, Yeats, and Darwin as he is grisly medical details, Michael Jackson, and Barbra Streisand's decision to keep her own nose. The book contains dozens of arresting images of people before, during, and after surgery. This is a profound, provocative, and engaging study of how humans have sought to change their lives by transforming their bodies.

Author : Elisabeth Bronfen
Publisher : Manchester University Press
ISBN 13 : 1526125633
Total Pages : 479 pages
Book Rating : 4.37/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Over her dead body written by Elisabeth Bronfen and published by Manchester University Press. This book was released on 2017-06-01 with total page 479 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1846, Edgar Allen Poe wrote that 'the death of a beautiful woman is, unquestionably, the most poetic topic in the world'. The conjuction of death, art and femininity forms a rich and disturbing strata of Western culture, explored here in fascinating detail by Elisabeth Bronfen. Her examples range from Carmen to Little Nell, from Wuthering Heights to Vertigo, from Snow White to Frankenstein. The text is richly illustrated throughout with thirty-seven paintings and photographs.

Author : Steve Jones
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781513655109
Total Pages : 244 pages
Book Rating : 4.08/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Aesthetic Bible written by Steve Jones and published by . This book was released on 2020-01-04 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It's time to cut through the myths in the world of health and fitness and simplify the process. Steve Jones's Aesthetic Bible provides an A to Z on how to achieve aesthetic balance, both physically and mentally. Steve Jones has over 38 years of hands on experience in the Health and Fitness Industry. Recognised across the globe for his incredibly Aesthetic Physique, having won numerous Bodybuilding titles, owning and operating successful gyms across the Asia Pacific region and being the creator and publisher of his very own Fitness Magazine. Aesthetics are more than just physical finesse. It's more than looking great in a singlet at the gym, or down the beach. Aesthetics are about celebrating the gift of live, its about balance and harmony of the mind and body. It's about understanding the fundamentals, the how's and whys of training and nutrition. It's about understanding how to put all the pieces together to create a living, breathing, masterpiece. The Aesthetic Bible covers everything you need to know to achieve that "Light Bulb" moment where everything falls into place, and finally everything starts to make sense. This masterful book provides the brushes for anyone of any age, sex, or experience level to create their very own living masterpiece. "It's time to unleash your true potential with The Aesthetic Bible".

Author : Sherri Irvin
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 019871677X
Total Pages : 349 pages
Book Rating : 4.78/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Body Aesthetics written by Sherri Irvin and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2016 with total page 349 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume contains 16 original essays on the aesthetics of the body and bodily experience. Contributors in philosophy, sociology, dance, disability theory, race studies, feminist theory, medicine and law explore topics from beauty and sexual attractiveness to national identity and the somatic aesthetics of racialised police violence.

Author : Joseph Murci
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780692935149
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.42/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Architect of Aesthetics written by Joseph Murci and published by . This book was released on 2017-09-14 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ARCHITECT OF AESTHETICS is an evidence-based, practical guide on taking your physique to its prime. It is simple, accessible, entertaining, and insightful from cover to cover. In this book you will learn:AESTHETICS: The art, science, and philosophy of an aesthetic physique. TRAINING: The time-tested, scientific fundamentals of lifting for muscle growth, exercise selection and breakdowns, workout programming, progression, and recovery to make and sustain gains. NUTRITION: Fine tune your nutrition for the optimal formula on adding mass, shredding fat, and maintaining an aesthetic physique through calories, macronutrients, meal splits, food choices, tracking intake, and more. Simple, flexible, satisfying, and highly effective. MINDSET: Unlock the secrets of the mind. Discover how to use it to achieve your true potential and take your life and physique to the next level through the magic of mental training. BONUS: Fashion,style, and body language considerations for the aesthetic physique. Don¿t just be a statue. Take your physique to the real world. No matter where you¿re at in your gym journey, ARCHITECT OF AESTHETICS is the ultimate guide on everything you need to develop a top tier physique and a top tier life now and for as long as you may lift.