The forgotten sense : meditations on touch / Pablo Maurette.
Material type: TextPublisher: Chicago : The University of Chicago Press, 2018Copyright date: ©2018Description: xiii, 173 pages : illustrations ; 22 cmContent type:- text
- unmediated
- volume
- 022656133X
- 9780226561332
- 022656147X
- 9780226561479
- Meditations on touch
- 152.182 23
- BF275 .M397 2018
Contents:
Summary: "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.
Preface -- A squeeze of the hand -- Six fingers -- Torn to pieces -- Elements of philematology -- The French connection -- Skin deep.
Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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Book | City Campus City Campus Main Collection | 152.182 MAU (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | A527599B |
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.
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