TY  - BOOK
AU  - Maurette,Pablo
TI  - The forgotten sense: meditations on touch 
SN  - 9780226561509
AV  - BF275 .M397 2018eb
U1  - 152.1/82 23
PY  - 2018///
CY  - Chicago, London
PB  - The University of Chicago Press
KW  - Touch
KW  - Senses and sensation
KW  - Medicine
KW  - Philosophy
KW  - Touch Perception
KW  - Emotions
KW  - physiology
KW  - Philosophy, Medical
KW  - Sensation
KW  - Toucher
KW  - Sens et sensations
KW  - M�edecine
KW  - Philosophie
KW  - touch
KW  - aat
KW  - PSYCHOLOGY
KW  - Physiological Psychology
KW  - bisacsh
KW  - fast
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; A squeeze of the hand -- Six fingers -- Torn to pieces -- Elements of philematology -- The French connection -- Skin deep
N2  - "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, Chr�etien 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
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