Nietzsche And Embodiment: Discerning Bodies And Non-dualism (S U N Y Series in Contemporary Continental Philosophy)

__Examines the significance of Nietzsche’s writings for contemporary debates about embodiment.__ In Nietzsche And Embodiment Kristen Brown Reveals The Smartness Of Bodies, Challenging The Traditional View In The West That Bodies Are Separate From And Morally Inferior To Minds. Drawing Inspiration From Nietzsche, Brown Vividly Describes Why The Interdependence Of Mind And Body Matters, Both In Nietzseche's Writings And For Contemporary Debates (non-dualism Theory, Merleau-ponty Criticism, And Metaphor Studies), Activities (spinal Cord Research And Fasting), And Specific Human Experiences (menses, Trauma, And Guilt). Brown's Theories About The Dynamic Relationship Between Body And Mind Provide New Possibilities For Self-understanding And Experience. Introduction : Nietzsche And Embodiment -- Opening Nietzsche's Genealogy To Feminine Body : A Story Of Dynamic Non-dualism And Relation -- Nietzsche's Ascetic Ideals And A Process Of The The Production Of Meaning -- Nietzsche's Ascetic Ideals As A Process Of The The Production Of Meaning -- Nietzsche On A Practice And Concept Of Guilt -- Nietzsche, Metaphor, And Body -- Nietzsche After Nietzsche : Trauma, Language, And The Writings Of Merleau-ponty -- Nietzsche Before Nietzsche : Heraclitus's Speech Opening Nietzsche's And Ours To Preliterate Perceptual Structures. Kristen Brown. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 181-216) And Index. "In Nietzsche and Embodiment Kristen Brown reveals the smartness of bodies, challenging the traditional view in the West that bodies are separate from and morally inferior to minds. Drawing inspiration from Nietzsche, Brown vividly describe why the interdependence of mind and body matters, both in Nietzsche's writings and for contemporary debates (non-dualism theory, Merleau-Ponty criticism, and metaphor studies), activities (spinal cord research and fasting), and specific human experiences (menses, trauma, and guilt). Brown's theories about the dynamic relationship between body and mind provide new possibilities for self-understanding and experience."--Jacket