Sep 25, 2004 21:48
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Joanna8 (X)
meaning of this phrase
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Embodiment concerns the ways that people come to inhabit their bodies so they become, in every sense of the term, habituated, dwelled in, taken for granted.
Does "they become" refer to: 1.people who "become habituated, dwelled in, taken for granted", or 2.bodies which "become habituated, dwelled in , taken for granted by people"?
What "habituated" means in this context?
Does "they become" refer to: 1.people who "become habituated, dwelled in, taken for granted", or 2.bodies which "become habituated, dwelled in , taken for granted by people"?
What "habituated" means in this context?
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accustomed, settled, think their bodies will be that way forever
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DGK T-I
: I'd put it that ones body comes to be something that a person is 'used to' / accustomed to - bodies come to be habitual/a habit (something normal/natural/routine for the person, & expected to be there by the person)
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well put. Thank you Giuli. Hope you'll be in Sheffield next week
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Martin Perazzo
: More accurately answers the askers question about "habituated"!
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cheers Martin
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Lisa Russell
: http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/dictionary?book=Dictionary&va=hab...
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cheers Lisa, very good link
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Montefiore
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cheers Montefiore
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "thank you"
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David Russi
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2.bodies
2.bodies which "become habituated, dwelled in , taken for granted by people"
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Michał Janowski
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DGK T-I
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Johanne Bouthillier
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Tehani
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Martin Perazzo
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Rajan Chopra
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Saleh Chowdhury, Ph.D.
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airmailrpl
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Armorel Young
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Johanne Bouthillier
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2nd questions : habituated
I think the author is confused here because while it is clearly the bodies that are dwelled in and taken for granted, it can only be the people who are habituated (to their own body)
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DGK T-I
: Not necessarily.'A person being habituated' is more usual, but habituated can be applied this way(to mean an object,custom,attitude etc made habitual -ref. OED)although it's rarer.It may possibly also be psychological jargon (customary or improvised)
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thank you
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Montefiore
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Tegan Raleigh
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habituated
"habituated" can have a specific meaning in psychology, as defined by the American Heritage Dictionary:
VERB: Inflected forms: ha·bit·u·at·ed, ha·bit·u·at·ing, ha·bit·u·ates
TRANSITIVE VERB: To accustom by frequent repetition or prolonged exposure.
INTRANSITIVE VERB: 1. To cause physiological or psychological habituation, as to a drug. 2. Psychology To experience habituation.
In your sentence, "to habituate" is an intransitive verb, so I would bet that this is the particular definition here.
definition of habituation:
NOUN: 1. The process of habituating or the state of being habituated. 2a. Physiological tolerance to a drug resulting from repeated use. b. Psychological dependence on a drug. 3. Psychology The decline of a conditioned response following repeated exposure to the conditioned stimulus.
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your second answer (2) would be correct.
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:) cheers Montefiore
VERB: Inflected forms: ha·bit·u·at·ed, ha·bit·u·at·ing, ha·bit·u·ates
TRANSITIVE VERB: To accustom by frequent repetition or prolonged exposure.
INTRANSITIVE VERB: 1. To cause physiological or psychological habituation, as to a drug. 2. Psychology To experience habituation.
In your sentence, "to habituate" is an intransitive verb, so I would bet that this is the particular definition here.
definition of habituation:
NOUN: 1. The process of habituating or the state of being habituated. 2a. Physiological tolerance to a drug resulting from repeated use. b. Psychological dependence on a drug. 3. Psychology The decline of a conditioned response following repeated exposure to the conditioned stimulus.
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your second answer (2) would be correct.
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:) cheers Montefiore
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Montefiore
: you are right, I was wrong the first time:) I read it more carefully now
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i don't think people can be "dwelled in"-- bodies are
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