Touch - Recovering Our Most Vital Sense (Paperback)

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.

General

Imprint:	Columbia University Press
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	No Limits
Release date:	February 2021
First published:	2021
Authors:	Richard Kearney (Charles B. Seelig Professor)
Dimensions:	198 x 129 x 18mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	216
ISBN-13:	978-0-231-19953-7
Categories:	Books Promotions
LSN:	0-231-19953-8
Barcode:	9780231199537

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