Attunement Through the Body

Shigenori Nagatomo is Assistant Professor at Temple University. He is co-author of Science and Comparative Philosophy, and co-translator of The Body: Toward an Eastern Mind-Body Theory by Yuasa Yasuo, published by SUNY Press, and Toward Superconsciousness: Meditational Theory and Practice.

"This book raises a completely new perspective on the relationship between consciousness, experience and the human body. It makes a compelling account of how our experience is carnate and then explores the rich philosophical implications of this insight." Howard Eilberg-Schwartz, Stanford University"The book deals with a highly original thesis in an innovative and insightful way. It is well written, soundly argued, and clearly presented. The author shows a good ability to illustrate abstract philosophical ideas with concrete, specific examples, and to handle themes from Japanese thought and Western phenomenology." — Steven Heine, LaSalle University

• Acknowledgments Introduction PART 1: TWO CONTEMPORARY JAPANESE CONCEPTS OF THE BODY: ICHIKAWA HIROSHI AND YUASA YASUO 1. Ichikawa's View of the Body IntroductionThe Subject-BodyThe Body-SpaceThe Object-Body 2. Ichikawa's Concept of the Body Qua Structure Structure as FunctioningThe Orientational StructureThe Intentional StructureMineness of the BodyConcluding Remarks 3. Yuasa's Body Scheme IntroductionYuasa's Body-SchemeThe External Sensory-Motor CircuitThe Circuit of CoenesthesisThe Emotion-Instinct CircuitThe Summary of the Three CircuitsThe Circuit of Unconcious Quasi-BodyConcluding Remarks PART 2: A MEDIEVAL JAPANESE CONCEPT OF THE BODY: DOGEN KIGEN 4. Buddhism and Dogen's Concept of the Body IntroductionTraditional Buddhist Concept of the BodyHuman Body: The Basis For All That AppearsDogen's Concept of Generation-ExtinctionGeneration-Extinction of an "I"Conditions for Transition from "I" to "Who" 5. Dogen and the Body in Meditation IntroductionPreparationAttitudeThe Goal of "Just Sitting"An Analysis of "Just Sitting"Samadhic AwarenessOneness of the Body-MindZen's Theory and Practice 6. Dogen and the Body in Transformation IntroductionTransformation of Synthetic FunctionTransformation of AffectivityFelt Inter-ResonanceThe Somatic Act 7. Dogen and the Body in Action IntroductionDogen's Identification of Mind with ObjectsA True Human BodyConcluding Remarks PART 3: A THEORY OF ATTUNEMENT 8. Preliminaries and a Theory of Attunement IntroductionPersonal Body: A Contingent BeingEngagement: Fundamental Modality of the Personal BodyEngagement as the Body's Attunement 9. A Sketch of a General Theory of Attunement The Formal Conditions of AttunementThe Experimental Momentum of AttunementThe Somatic FieldAffectivity: Feeling-JudgementSedimentation 10. A Stratification of Engagement IntroductionTensionalityDe-TensionalityNon-TensionalityConcluding Remarks Notes Glossary for Japanese Terms Bibliography Index