The Five Senses: A Philosophy of Mingled Bodies

by Michel Serres

Book Overview

Available for the first time in English
Winner of the Prix M dicis Essai

Marginalized by the scientific age with its metaphysical and philosophical systems, the lessons of the senses have been overtaken by the dominance of language and the information revolution.
Exploring the deleterious effects of the systematic downgrading of the senses in Western philosophy, Michel Serres - a member of the Acad mie Fran aise and one...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0826459846
• ISBN13: 9780826459848
• Release Date: December 2008
• Publisher: Continuum
• Length: 364 Pages
• Weight: 1.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.2" x 9.2"