The forgotten sense : meditations on touch /
Maurette, Pablo, 1979-
The forgotten sense : meditations on touch / Meditations on touch Pablo Maurette. - xiii, 173 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Preface -- A squeeze of the hand -- Six fingers -- Torn to pieces -- Elements of philematology -- The French connection -- Skin deep.
"The Forgotten Sense gives touch its due, addressing it in multifarious ways through a series of six essays...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?"--Publisher's website.
022656133X 9780226561332 022656147X 9780226561479
2017038267
Touch.
Senses and sensation.
BF275 / .M397 2018
152.182
The forgotten sense : meditations on touch / Meditations on touch Pablo Maurette. - xiii, 173 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Preface -- A squeeze of the hand -- Six fingers -- Torn to pieces -- Elements of philematology -- The French connection -- Skin deep.
"The Forgotten Sense gives touch its due, addressing it in multifarious ways through a series of six essays...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?"--Publisher's website.
022656133X 9780226561332 022656147X 9780226561479
2017038267
Touch.
Senses and sensation.
BF275 / .M397 2018
152.182