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- noun philosophy A
philosophical discipline involving the use, appreciation, and knowledge of one's ownbody .
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Blend of somatic and aesthetics. Coined by the American philosopher Richard Shusterman.
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He also extended aesthetics into the realm of everyday life through his concept of “somaesthetics.”
Dewey's Aesthetics Leddy, Tom 2006
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