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The Spell of the Sensuous
Perception and Language in a More-Than-Human World
Book • 1997
In this major work of ecological philosophy, David Abram draws on diverse sources including the philosophy of Merleau-Ponty, Balinese shamanism, Apache storytelling, and his own experience as a magician to reveal the intricate relationship between human perception and the natural world.
The book delves into the character of perception and the sensual foundations of language, highlighting how even abstract language echoes the natural world.
Abram argues that humans have severed their ancient reciprocity with nature and explores what it would take to recover a sustaining relation with the earth.
The book delves into the character of perception and the sensual foundations of language, highlighting how even abstract language echoes the natural world.
Abram argues that humans have severed their ancient reciprocity with nature and explores what it would take to recover a sustaining relation with the earth.
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Recommended by Es Devlin for its exploration of the senses and their connection to the natural world.
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Mentioned by Ellie Anderson as a book that explores the history of reading and the disenchantment of the world.
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