Understanding hunger is the key to understanding ourselves. While they seem the most obvious things about us, our hungers are also deeply mysterious, arising out of, and casting light on, the unique character of human consciousness. In humans, physiological need is transformed into a multitude of needs that are remote from organic necessity.
In Hunger, Ray Tallis takes us through the different levels of our hunger. Out of our primary appetites arise a myriad of pleasures and tastes that are elaborated in second-level hedonistic hungers creating new values. The art of living is the art of managing our hungers.
By:
Raymond Tallis Imprint: Acumen Publishing Country of Publication: United Kingdom Dimensions:
Height: 216mm,
Width: 138mm,
Spine: 13mm
Weight: 226g ISBN:9781844651559 ISBN 10: 184465155X Series:The Art of Living Pages: 160 Publication Date:20 August 2008 Audience:
College/higher education
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General/trade
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Primary
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ELT Advanced
Format:Paperback Publisher's Status: Active
Hors d'oeuvre: human is hungry 1. The first hunger 2. Hedonistic hunger: foodism and beyond 3. The hunger for others 4. The fourth hunger 5. Ending hunger
Raymond Tallis was Professor of Geriatric Medicine at the University of Manchester until he left to become a full-time writer in 2006.