'haptic' [from Greek haptesthai]:
of, or pertaining to, touch
eyes and hands
the perceptual psychology of touch and space
the measure of space
the historically neglected aspect of haptic experience
aesthetics
'how the world touches us'; tactile art and digital performance
technologies
haptic technologies and tactile interfaces
blindness
blindness and touch in Western philosophy
links
research in art, design, technologies
author biography
publications, media, academic interests
Updates:
Read my article 'The Human Touch' in The Philosopher's Monthly magazine, Issue 45 (2009)
Interviewed for BBC News story on neuroscience findings and touch
Video of 'Haptics in Philosophy' presentation for Eurohaptics 2010 workshop [below]
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The Senses of Touch: Haptics, Affects and Technologies. Oxford & New York: Berg (2007). To buy this:
Berg
MacMillan
Other books by the author:
Consumption and Everyday Life, London & New York: Routledge, 2005. Buy UK | US | Routledge
Seeing With the Hands: A Philosophical History of Blindness. London: Reaktion, 2011
Touching Place, Placing Touch. Editor, with Martin Dodge. Aldershot: Ashgate, 2010
'haptic' [from Greek haptesthai]:
of, or pertaining to, touch
eyes and hands
the perceptual psychology of touch and space
the measure of space
the historically neglected aspect of haptic experience
aesthetics
'how the world touches us'; tactile art and digital performance
technologies
haptic technologies and tactile interfaces
blindness
blindness and touch in Western philosophy
links
research in art, design, technologies
publications, media, academic interests
Updates:
Read my article 'The Human Touch' in The Philosopher's Monthly magazine, Issue 45 (2009)
Interviewed for BBC News story on neuroscience findings and touch
Video of 'Haptics in Philosophy' presentation for Eurohaptics 2010 workshop [below]
Welcome, visitor:
Last updated: August 15, 2010
The Senses of Touch: Haptics, Affects and Technologies. Oxford & New York: Berg (2007). To buy this:
Other books by the author: Consumption and Everyday Life, London & New York: Routledge, 2005. Buy UK | US | Routledge Seeing With the Hands: A Philosophical History of Blindness. London: Reaktion, 2011 Touching Place, Placing Touch. Editor, with Martin Dodge. Aldershot: Ashgate, 2010 |
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