Abstract
Described by Aristotle as the most vital of senses, touch contains both the physical and the metaphysical in its ability to express the determination of being. To manifest itself, touch makes a movement outwards, beyond the body, and relies on a specific physical involvement other senses do not require: to touch is already to be active and to activate. This fundamental ontology makes touch the most essential of all senses.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | TOUCH |
| Editors | Caterina Nirta, Andrea Pavoni, Andreas Philippopoulos-Mihalopoulos, Danilo Mandic |
| Place of Publication | London |
| Publisher | University of Westminster Press (UWP) |
| Pages | 1028 |
| Number of pages | 28 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 978-1-912-65636-3 |
| ISBN (Print) | 978-1-912656-66-0, 978-1-912-65634-9 |
| Publication status | Published - 17 Jan 2020 |
Cite this
Nirta, C. (2020). Introduction to Touch. In C. Nirta, A. Pavoni, A. Philippopoulos-Mihalopoulos, & D. Mandic (Eds.), TOUCH (pp. 1028). University of Westminster Press (UWP).