The Spell of the Sensuous

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[In this book, the author] draws on sources as diverse as the philosophy of Merleau-Ponty, Balinese shamanism, Apache storytelling, and his own experience as an accomplished sleight-of-hand magician to reveal the subtle dependence of human cognition on the natural environment. He explores the character of perception and excavates the sensual foundations of language, which - even at its most abstract - echoes the calls and cries of the earth.

subjects: Human ecology,  Wahrnehmung,  Sense (Philosophy),  Philosophy of nature,  Perception (Philosophy),  Human body (Philosophy),  Humanökologie,  Körper,  Naturphilosophie,  Natuurfilosofie,  Philosophie,  Body, Human (Philosophy),  Perception,  Philosophie de la nature,  Corps humain (Philosophie),  Sensibilité (Philosophie),  Perception (Philosophie),  Écologie humaine,  PHILOSOPHY,  Movements,  Humanism,  Kognition,  Natur,  Sprache