Chapters in the Book

Summary of Chapters in Book (947 words)

 

Part I - On Form

Chapter One: How Cultural Ideals Change with Changing Cultural Technologies (4,195 words)

Chapter Two: Plato's Idea of Form (5,648 words)

Chapter Three: Aristotle's Philosophy of Intelligent Desire (7,098 words)

Part II - On Rhythm

Chapter Four: Rhythm in Music (6,792 words)

Chapter Five: The Experience of Rhythm (6,831 words)

Chapter Six: Rhythm in Sports (7,816 words)

Part III - On Self-Consciousness

Chapter Seven: Self-Consciousness and Rhythmic Concentration (7,034 words)

Chapter Eight: The Intellectual, or Self-Consciousness as a Way of Life (6,529 words)

Chapter Nine: Swallowing and Being Swallowed (5,624 words)

Chapter Ten: From Simplicity to Complexity (6,495 words)

Appendices

Appendix A: Rhythm in Dance (2,346 words)

Appendix B: Rhythm and Self-Consciousness in Writing this Book (3,362 words)

Appendix C: Self-Consciousness in Debilitating Decisions (Dialectical Shuttles) (4,565 words)

(75,282 words in total)

Publisher website

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