A Natural History of the Senses
About this book
A Natural History of the Senses is a vibrant celebration of our ability to smell, taste, hear, touch, and see. Poet, pilot, naturalist, journalist, essayist, and explorer, Diane Ackerman weaves together scientific fact with lore, history, and voluptuous description. The resulting work is a startling and enchanting account of how human beings experience and savor the world. A Natural History of the Senses is at once an ingenious exploration of the physical processes underlying our perceptions and an eloquent ode to life -- a rare combination of science and poetry. - Jacket flap.
Subjects
- 152.1
- 612.8
- behavior
- bf233 .a24 1990
- comportement humain
- human behavior
- manners and customs
- mœurs et coutumes
- new york times reviewed
- percepção (aspectos antropológicos)
- percepcao (psicologia)
- psychology
- sensation
- sense organs
- senses and sensation
- sens et sensations
- sentidos
- sinne
- social behavior
- waarneming
- wl 700 a182 1990