Embodiments of Will
Title | Embodiments of Will PDF eBook |
Author | Michael Frampton |
Publisher | Michael Frampton |
Pages | 661 |
Release | 2008 |
Genre | Animal locomotion |
ISBN | 363908294X |
This book examines the two chief anatomical and physiological embodi-ment theories of voluntary animal motion, which I call the cardiosinew and cerebroneuromuscular theories of motion, from the time of Aristotle (384-322 B.C.) to that of Mondino (d. A.D. 1326). The study of animal motion commenced with the ancient Greek natural scientist Aristotle who wrote the monograph 'On the motion of animals' (De motu animalium). Subsequent inquiries into voluntary animal motion may be found in a variety of Greek, Latin, and Arabic compendia, commentaries, and encyclopedias throughout the ancient and medieval periods. The motion of animals was considered relevant to natural philosophers and theologians investigating the nature of the soul, and to physicians seeking to discover the causes of disorders of voluntary movement such as epilepsy and tetany. The book fills a gap in the scholarly literature concerned with pre-modern studies of the anatomical and physiological mechanisms of will and bodily movement. The accompanying photographs of my own anatomical dissections illuminate ancient and medieval conceptual, empirical, and experimental methods of anatomical and physiological research.
Abstractions and Embodiments
Title | Abstractions and Embodiments PDF eBook |
Author | Janet Abbate |
Publisher | JHU Press |
Pages | 473 |
Release | 2022-08-30 |
Genre | Technology & Engineering |
ISBN | 1421444380 |
Cutting-edge historians explore ideas, communities, and technologies around modern computing to explore how computers mediate social relations. Computers have been framed both as a mirror for the human mind and as an irreducible other that humanness is defined against, depending on different historical definitions of "humanness." They can serve both liberation and control because some people's freedom has historically been predicated on controlling others. Historians of computing return again and again to these contradictions, as they often reveal deeper structures. Using twin frameworks of abstraction and embodiment, a reformulation of the old mind-body dichotomy, this anthology examines how social relations are enacted in and through computing. The authors examining "Abstraction" revisit central concepts in computing, including "algorithm," "program," "clone," and "risk." In doing so, they demonstrate how the meanings of these terms reflect power relations and social identities. The section on "Embodiments" focuses on sensory aspects of using computers as well as the ways in which gender, race, and other identities have shaped the opportunities and embodied experiences of computer workers and users. Offering a rich and diverse set of studies in new areas, the book explores such disparate themes as disability, the influence of the punk movement, working mothers as technical innovators, and gaming behind the Iron Curtain. Abstractions and Embodiments reimagines computing history by questioning canonical interpretations, foregrounding new actors and contexts, and highlighting neglected aspects of computing as an embodied experience. It makes the profound case that both technology and the body are culturally shaped and that there can be no clear distinction between social, intellectual, and technical aspects of computing. Contributors: Janet Abbate, Marc Aidinoff, Troy Kaighin Astarte, Ekaterina Babinsteva, André Brock, Maarten Bullynck, Jiahui Chan, Gerardo Con Diaz, Liesbeth De Mol, Stephanie Dick, Kelcey Gibbons, Elyse Graham, Michael J. Halvorson, Mar Hicks, Scott Kushner, Xiaochang Li, Zachary Loeb, Lisa Nakamura, Tiffany Nichols, Laine Nooney, Elizabeth Petrick, Cierra Robson, Hallam Stevens, Jaroslav Švelch
Schopenhauer, Philosophy and the Arts
Title | Schopenhauer, Philosophy and the Arts PDF eBook |
Author | Dale Jacquette |
Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
Pages | 325 |
Release | 1996-01-18 |
Genre | Philosophy |
ISBN | 0521473888 |
This collection of essays examines Schopenhauer's thought and its enduring contribution to aesthetic theory.
Bodies, Embodiment, and Theology of the Hebrew Bible
Title | Bodies, Embodiment, and Theology of the Hebrew Bible PDF eBook |
Author | S. Tamar Kamionkowski |
Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing USA |
Pages | 261 |
Release | 2010-05-20 |
Genre | Religion |
ISBN | 056754799X |
Recognizing that human experience is very much influenced by inhabiting bodies, the past decade has seen a surge in studies about representation of bodies in religious experience and human imaginations regarding the Divine. The understanding of embodiment as central to human experience has made a big impact within religious studies particularly in contemporary Christian theology, feminist, cultural and ideological criticism and anthropological approaches to the Hebrew Bible. Within the sub-field of theology of the Hebrew Bible, the conversation is still dominated by assumptions that the God of the Hebrew Bible does not have a body and that embodiment of the divine is a new concept introduced outside of the Hebrew Bible. To a great extent, the insights regarding how body discourse can communicate information have not yet been incorporated into theological studies.
Science Incarnate
Title | Science Incarnate PDF eBook |
Author | Christopher Lawrence |
Publisher | University of Chicago Press |
Pages | 360 |
Release | 1998-04-11 |
Genre | Philosophy |
ISBN | 9780226470122 |
Does truth have anything to do with the belly? What difference does it make to the pursuit of knowledge whether Einstein rode a bicycle, Russell was randy, or Darwin was flatulent? Focusing on the 17th century to the present, SCIENCE INCARNATE explores how intellectuals sought to establish the value and authority of their ideas through public displays of their private ways of life. 54 photos.
Embodiment and Agency
Title | Embodiment and Agency PDF eBook |
Author | Sue Campbell |
Publisher | Penn State Press |
Pages | 290 |
Release | 2010-11-01 |
Genre | Social Science |
ISBN | 0271048085 |
Embodiment
Title | Embodiment PDF eBook |
Author | Dain Heer |
Publisher | Lightning Source Incorporated |
Pages | 110 |
Release | 2013-07-06 |
Genre | Self-Help |
ISBN | 9781939261113 |
The Manual You Should Have Been Given When You Were Born is not like any other body book you've ever read. It's about functioning with your body from the perspective of beingness. It explores how you, as an infinite being, can experience greatness with your body. "What if your body were an ongoing source of joy? " This book may go against everything you've ever thought, everything you've been taught and everything you've read; and everything you have brought that everyone else believes. It doesn't claim to give you all the answers. Instead it will encourage you to ask the questions that will allow you to enjoy the body you currently have and to create your body so that you can truly enjoy it.