Publication Date
Fall 11-2003
Description
n this paper, I argue that one of the most intense ways women are encouraged to enjoy sublime experiences is via attempts to control their bodies through excessive dieting. If this is so, then the societal-cultural contributions to the problem of eating disorders exceed the perpetuation of a certain beauty ideal to include the almost universal encouragement women receive to diet, coupled with the relative shortage of opportunities women are afforded to experience the sublime.
Journal
Hypatia: A Journal of Feminist Philosophy
Volume
18
Issue
4
First Page
65
Last Page
86
Department
Philosophy
DOI
doi/10.1111/j.1527-2001.2003.tb01413.x/abstract
Recommended Citation
Lintott, Sheila. "Sublime Hunger: A Consideration of Eating Disorders Beyond Beauty." Hypatia: A Journal of Feminist Philosophy (2003) : 65-86.
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