Somaesthetics by Richard Shusterman

"Beauty is a great recommendation," wrote Montaigne, "and there is no man so barbarous
and sturdy as not to be somewhat struck by its charm. The body has a great part in our
being, it holds a high rank in it; so its structure and composition are well worth
consideration." The focus of Montaigne's somatic interest here is obviously not the body's
physiological components but its aesthetic functioning, its potential for beauty.