This short article explores the meaning of Shusterman＇s ＂transactional body,＂ derived from his statement that the will is not a purely mental affair that is independent of physical modality but is always an interac...This short article explores the meaning of Shusterman＇s ＂transactional body,＂ derived from his statement that the will is not a purely mental affair that is independent of physical modality but is always an interaction with its environment. While he appreciates the Deweyan interaetional model, he develops the ＂transactional mode,＂ which he implies should expand the body-mind unity to the level of social and cultural conditions. Shusterman finds similar integrations and transactions among the mental, psychophysical and physical levels in Asian philosophical traditions. This article conducts a comparative study between his theory and Mencius＇ understanding of the body. Within the discussion, the analysis of aesthetic experience explicated by Dewey and Shusterman is reviewed as the link to the comparison.展开更多
This paper explores the roles of the erotic and gastronomic arts in Richard Shusterman＇s somaesthetics. By discussing the relationship between moral education and the cultivation of gustatory taste in classical Chine...This paper explores the roles of the erotic and gastronomic arts in Richard Shusterman＇s somaesthetics. By discussing the relationship between moral education and the cultivation of gustatory taste in classical Chinese philosophy, this paper suggests future avenues of research for somaesthetics that draw on the rich tradition of thinking about food and the body in Chinese philosophy.展开更多
文摘This short article explores the meaning of Shusterman＇s ＂transactional body,＂ derived from his statement that the will is not a purely mental affair that is independent of physical modality but is always an interaction with its environment. While he appreciates the Deweyan interaetional model, he develops the ＂transactional mode,＂ which he implies should expand the body-mind unity to the level of social and cultural conditions. Shusterman finds similar integrations and transactions among the mental, psychophysical and physical levels in Asian philosophical traditions. This article conducts a comparative study between his theory and Mencius＇ understanding of the body. Within the discussion, the analysis of aesthetic experience explicated by Dewey and Shusterman is reviewed as the link to the comparison.
文摘This paper explores the roles of the erotic and gastronomic arts in Richard Shusterman＇s somaesthetics. By discussing the relationship between moral education and the cultivation of gustatory taste in classical Chinese philosophy, this paper suggests future avenues of research for somaesthetics that draw on the rich tradition of thinking about food and the body in Chinese philosophy.
