Exploring the intersection of science and philosophy, this book highlights the diverse aspects of animate nature. It emphasizes how scientific insights can coexist with philosophical perspectives, offering a comprehensive understanding of living beings. By bridging these disciplines, the work invites readers to consider the complexities of life from multiple viewpoints.
Reprint of the ed. published by University of Wisconsin Press, Madison, 1966.
The purpose of The Corporeal Turn is to document in a single text the impressive array of investigations possible with respect to the body and bodily life, and to show that, whatever the specific topic being examined, it is a matter of fathoming and elucidating complex and subtle structures of animate meaning. The corporeal turn is envisioned as an ever-expanding, continuous, and open-ended spiral of inquiry in which deeper and deeper understandings are forged, understandings that in each instance themselves call out for deeper and deeper inquiries. The first thirteen essays have already been published as distinct articles. The two new essays constituting the final two chapters are testimony to this open-ended spiral of inquiry.