Human "embodiment" is a polysemous term that has rich multi-, inter-, and transdisciplinary dimensions from various histories of consciousness. As a paradigm for various methodologies, it emphasizes the lived experience and the immanence of the human condition, especially regarding sensory habitus, bodily ways of knowing, and the material-social dimension of humanity within a historically/geographically situated context; it validates all people as bearers of their own insight and knowledge, and emphasizes that experience itself serves as a phenomenological basis for understanding. Embodiment is thus not reducible to an abstract philosophical project, but rather holds possibilities for a practical and applied ethics. In the context of peripheries, embodiment can be understood as the commitment to marginalized communities and teaches us both the scientific and humanistic value of compassion.
University of California Berkeley, United States
Chapter Title
Global urban humanity – the “embodiment” of embodying peripheries
Authors
Kuan Hwa
Language
English
DOI
10.36253/978-88-5518-661-2.01
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Publication Year
2022
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Book Title
Embodying Peripheries
Editors
Giuseppina Forte, Kuan Hwa
Peer Reviewed
Number of Pages
304
Publication Year
2022
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© 2022 Author(s)
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Publisher Name
Firenze University Press
DOI
10.36253/978-88-5518-661-2
ISBN Print
978-88-5518-660-5
eISBN (pdf)
978-88-5518-661-2
eISBN (xml)
978-88-5518-662-9
Series Title
Ricerche. Architettura, Pianificazione, Paesaggio, Design
Series ISSN
2975-0342
Series E-ISSN
2975-0350