Clever Body

by Gabor Csepregi

In Western civilization, we have come to regard the body as an instrument or a machine that responds to external challenges but does not have a life or creativity of its own. Thanks to some of its inherent capabilities, however, the living body can act in a highly intelligent and creative manner.

All of us have noticed from time to time that our body can move naturally, without any conscious effort; it can adapt to new situational demands...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1552382087
• ISBN13: 9781552382080
• Release Date: June 2006
• Publisher: University of Calgary Press
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 0.72 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

profound, scholarly AND enjoyable

An Olympic athlete, a professor, a profound thinker - I guess one would need all these qualifications to write an exciting and entertaining work of philosophy about the human body. We all know that we depend on our bodies and that we ought to keep fit (although I think if this book attains the popularity it deserves, we will see fewer overweight inert bodies on beaches), but most of us have no idea how to keep in tune with our bodies or how to expand our emotional range. The Clever Body deals with the challenge of how to break down the barrier between mind and body to live more intelligent and creative lives. It is likely to delight anyone who enjoys thinking. Stephen Vizinczey

Clever Body

The author, a highly regarded college professor, is a philosopher, theologian, musicologist and former Olympic competitor and coach; this book is a synthesis of his comprehensive, well grounded (academic and practical) knowledge and experience of the body and its innate wisdom. His flowing writing style ensures the topic has an accessibility to the reader, crossing barriers of context and meaning - so whether you are engaged in the healing arts, music, dance, drama, sport or purely cerebral activity; this book will have a resonance and provide opportunities for fresh insight to deepen your experience and relationship with your own clever body. Excellent.