The Senses of Touch

by Mark Paterson

Book Overview

Touch is the first sense to develop in the womb, yet often it is overlooked. The Senses of Touch examines the role of touching and feeling as part of the fabric of everyday, embodied experience.

How can we think about touch? Problems of touch and tactility run as a continuous thread in philosophy, psychology, medical writing and representations in art, from Ancient Greece to the present day. Picking through some of these threads, the book...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1845204794
• ISBN13: 9781845204792
• Release Date: October 2007
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 214 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.1"