The forgotten sense : meditations on touch /

The forgotten sense : meditations on touch /

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Author / Creator:	Maurette, Pablo, 1979- author.
Imprint:	Chicago ; London : The University of Chicago Press, 2018.
Description:	1 online resource
Language:	English
Subject:	Touch. Senses and sensation. Touch. Touch Perception. Emotions -- physiology. Philosophy, Medical. Senses and sensation. Touch.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11614664

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ISBN:	9780226561509 022656150X 9780226561332 022656133X 9780226561479 022656147X
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index. Print version record.
Summary:	"Of all the senses, touch is the most ineffable--and the most neglected in Western culture, all but ignored by philosophers and artists over millennia. Yet it is also the sense that links us most intimately to the world around us, from our mother's caress when we're born to the gentle lowering of our eyelids after death. The Forgotten Sense gives touch its due, addressing it in multifarious ways through a series of six essays. Literary in feel, ambitious in conception, admirable in their range of reference and insight, these meditations address questions fundamental to the understanding of touch: What do we mean when we say that an artwork touches us? How does language affect our understanding of touch? Is the skin the deepest part of the human body? Can we philosophize about a kiss? To aid him in answering these questions, Pablo Maurette recruits an impressive roster of cultural figures from throughout history: Homer, Lucretius, Chrétien de Troyes, Melville, Sir Thomas Browne, Knausgaard, Michel Henry and many others help him unfurl the underestimated importance of the sense of touch and tactile experience."--Publisher's description
Other form:	Print version: Maurette, Pablo, 1979- Forgotten sense. Chicago ; London : The University of Chicago Press, 2018 9780226561332

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Summary:	No detailed description available for "The Forgotten Sense".
Physical Description:	1 online resource
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:	9780226561509 022656150X 9780226561332 022656133X 9780226561479 022656147X