somaesthetics

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A philosophical discipline involving the use, appreciation, and knowledge of one's own body.

Word forms

somaesthetics somesthetics

Etymology

Blend of somatic + aesthesis + -tics. Coined by the American philosopher Richard Shusterman.

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