The Interpenetrating Reality: Bringing the Body to Touch

by David Appelbaum

The Interpenetrating Reality is a philosophical investigation of what inhibits a fresh perception of the world. It explores the dulling effect of habit on tactile contact with the body. A disharmonized cognitive function which keeps the mind preoccupied is analyzed. Embodiment or an incarnate state is studied as an alternative avenue to the act of perception. The body itself as an organ of perception provides the keynote of the examination.

196 pages, Hardcover

First published August 1, 1988

About the author

David Applebaum is a professor of philosophy at State University of New York at New Platz.