Title
Somaesthetics And The Care Of The Body
Keywords
action; body consciousness; performative forgetfulness; somaesthetics
Abstract
This article poses a number of questions to Richard Shusterman concerning his concepts of somaesthetics and body consciousness in his book Body Consciousness: A Philosophy of Mindfulness and Somaesthetics. How do the concepts relate to the kind of forgetfulness of the body that can happen in expert performance? What is the nature of somatic reflection, and how is it different from pre-reflective awareness of the body? The article suggests that our immersed involvement and overt orientation toward things, and toward other people that concern us, involve bodily practices characterized by a performative forgetting of the body. Depending on the nature of the way we become aware of (or practice awareness of) the body, performance may be improved or disrupted. © 2011 Metaphilosophy LLC and Blackwell Publishing Ltd.
Publication Date
4-1-2011
Publication Title
Metaphilosophy
Volume
42
Issue
3
Number of Pages
305-313
Document Type
Article
Personal Identifier
scopus
DOI Link
https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-9973.2011.01686.x
Copyright Status
Unknown
Socpus ID
79953834232 (Scopus)
Source API URL
https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/79953834232
STARS Citation
Gallagher, Shaun, "Somaesthetics And The Care Of The Body" (2011). Scopus Export 2010-2014. 3454.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/scopus2010/3454