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The Kingdom of Infinite Space - A Fantastical Journey Around Your Head (Paperback, Main - Print On Demand)
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The Kingdom of Infinite Space - A Fantastical Journey Around Your Head (Paperback, Main - Print On Demand)
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In this pathbreaking book, one of Britain's most eloquent and
original thinkers writes about the head, what happens in it, and
how it is and is not connected to our sense of identity and
consciousness. Blending science, philosophy, and humor, Raymond
Tallis examines the extraordinarily complex relationship we have
with our heads. His aim, as he says, "is to turn readers into
astonished tourists of the piece of the world that is closest to
them, so they never again take for granted the head that looks at
them from the mirror." Readers will delight that this is precisely
what he accomplishes. The voyage begins with a meditation on the
self-portrait of a mirror image, followed by a consideration of the
head's various secretions. Tallis contemplates the air we exhale;
the subtle meanings of nods, winks, and smiles; the mysteries of
hearing, taste, and smell. He discusses the metaphysics of the
gaze, the meaning of kissing, and the processes by which the head
comes to understand the world. Along the way he offers intriguing
digressions on such notions as "having" and "using" one's head, and
enjoying and suffering it. Tallis concludes with his thoughts on
the very thing the reader's head has been doing throughout the
book: thinking.
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