9780231199520

Touch

Format: Hardcover

ISBN13: 9780231199520

Hardcover|9780231199520


Overview

Our existence is increasingly lived at a distance. As we move from flesh to image, we are in danger of losing touch with each other and ourselves. How can we combine the physical with the virtual, our embodied experience with our global connectivity? How can we come back to our senses?

Richard Kearney offers a timely call for the cultivation of the basic human need to touch and be touched. He argues that touch is our most primordial sense, foundational to our individual and common selves. Kearney explores the role of touch, from ancient wisdom traditions to modern therapies. He demonstrates that a fundamental aspect of touch is interdependence, its inherently reciprocal nature, which offers a crucial corrective to our fixation with control. Making the case for the complementarity of touch and technology, this book is a passionate plea to recover a tangible sense of community and the joys of life with others.

ISBN-13

9780231199520

ISBN-10

023119952X

Weight

0.77 Pounds

Dimensions

5.25 x 0.75 x 8.25 In

List Price

$75.00

Edition

1st Edition

Format

Hardcover

Language

English

Pages

216 pages

Publisher

Columbia University Press

Published On

2021-02-23



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