1st Edition

Kinaesthesia in the Psychology, Philosophy and Culture of Human Experience

156 Pages 14 B/W Illustrations

by Routledge

156 Pages 14 B/W Illustrations

by Routledge

156 Pages 14 B/W Illustrations

by Routledge

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Description

This accessible book explores the nature and importance of kinaesthesia, considering how action, agency and movement intertwine and are fundamental in feeling embodied in the world. Bringing together psychological, philosophical and cultural perspectives, the book examines the subjective feeling of movement in a cross-disciplinary manner. It discusses kinaesthesia through the framework of... Read more

Preface

List of illustrations

Part 1. First movement: theme and variations

1. Being alive

2. What is the sense of movement?

3. Kinaesthesia appears on the map of science

Part 2. Second movement: andante

4. The feel for reality

5. Phenomenology and embodiment

6. Movement and time

Part 3. Third movement: minuet and trio

7. Free dance