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The Spell of the Sensuous: Perception and Language in a More-Than-Human World

Name: The Spell of the Sensuous: Perception and Language in a More-Than-Human World
ISBN: 0679776397

Personal writings from 1942 to 1972 explore such topics as mythology, religious experiences, and human potential in addition to reflecting Canetti's spiritual and intellectual development

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“A civilization that relentlessly destroys the living land it inhabits is not well acquainted with truth, regardless of how many supported facts it has amassed regarding the calculable properties of its world.”

— David Abram, amazon.com

Tagged: Earth, Destruction, Life, sustainability

“A story must be judged according to whether it makes sense. And 'making sense' must be here understood in its most direct meaning: to make sense is to enliven the senses. A story that makes sense is one that stirs the senses from their slumber, one that opens the eyes and the ears to their real surr…”

— David Abram, amazon.com

Tagged: Perception, senses, World, Life