The Clever Body

by Csepregi, Gabor

• ISBN13: 9781552382080
• ISBN10: 1552382087
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2006-09-30
• Publisher: Univ of Calgary Pr

Summary

In Western civilization, we have come toregard the body as an instrument or amachine that responds to external challengesbut does not have a life or creativityof its own. Thanks to some of itsinherent capabilities, however, the livingbody can act in a highly intelligent and creativemanner.

Author Biography

Gabor Csepregi is the President of the Dominican University College in Ottawa.

Table of Contents

Introduction	1	(12)
Disembodiment
The Clever Body
1. Autonomy	13	(12)
Dynamic Striving
The Carrying Body
Endogenous Capabilities
2. Sensibility	25	(26)
The Pathic Aspect
Delicacy of the Body
Wider Spectrum of the Senses
Style and Atmosphere
3. Spontaneity	51	(20)
The Forming Body
The Capacity for Inventing
Improvisation
Spontaneous Morality
4. Imitation	71	(20)
The Mimetic Body
Conversation
The Involuntary in Imitation
Awareness of the Body
Sympathetic Communication
5. Rhythm	91	(22)
Interaction Rhythm
Aesthetic Experience of Movement
Rhythmically Organized Movement
Dance
Surrender to the Body
6. Memory	113	(14)
The Body as a Temporal Form
Skill and Habit
Inventive Style
The Gift of Automatism
7. Imagination	127	(16)
Motor Imagination
Feeling and Inverse Imagination
Creative Hands
Conclusion	143	(10)
Notes	153	(22)
Bibliography	175	(16)
Index	191