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Mark Paterson

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http://www.sensory-motor.com

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With a BA in Philosophy, an MA in European Philosophy, and a Ph.D. in Human Geography, Mark is interested in the nexus of the body, space and technology.

He is author of 'Seeing with the Hands: Blindness, Vision and Touch after Descartes' (2016), 'Consumption and Everyday Life' (2006; second edition 2017, third edition 2023), and co-editor of 'Touching Space, Placing Touch'. His book for University of Minnesota Press, 'How We Became Sensorimotor: Movement, Measurement, Sensation' came out October 2021. His blog: http://www.sensory-motor.com.

Mark has lived and worked in the UK, Zimbabwe, Japan, Australia, and for the past 11 years, the USA. ...more

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‘Affective Touching: Neurobiology and Technological Applications’ short book published

As of February 20, my short (76 page) book Affective Touching: Neurobiology and Technological Applications [free access from Feb 20- 6 March!] was published in the Cambridge University Press ‘Elements in Histories of Emotions and the Senses‘ series. The series, edited by Rob Boddice, Mark Smith, and Piroska Nagy, has some excellent short volumes, including... Continue Reading → Read more of this blog post »

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Average rating: 3.97 · 64 ratings · 8 reviews · 6 distinct works

	Consumption and Everyday Life 3.97 avg rating — 38 ratings — published 2023 — 18 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Senses of Touch: Haptics, Affects and Technologies 3.69 avg rating — 13 ratings — published 2005 — 11 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Seeing with the Hands: Blindness, Vision and Touch After Descartes 4.33 avg rating — 6 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Touching Space, Placing Touch really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 2012 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	How We Became Sensorimotor: Movement, Measurement, Sensation it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Affective Touching 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Mark Paterson made a comment in the group Goodreads Librarians Group — Adding existing book to my Author page topic " I think this is the right thread: thanks you for clearing up the issues around another person with my name having books which are very different - abo ...more "
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Mark Paterson wrote a new blog post ‘Affective Touching: Neurobiology and Technological Applications’ short book published As of February 20, my short (76 page) book Affective Touching: Neurobiology and Technological Applications [free access from Feb 20- 6 March!] was pub Read more of this blog post »
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