What can we know about ourselves and the world through the sense of touch and what are the epistemic limits of touch? Scepticism claims that there is always something that slips through the epistemologist's grasp. A Touch of Doubt explores the significance of touch for the histo…
by Müller, Wolfgang, Gumbrecht, Hans Ulrich, Baecker, Dirk, Pfaller, Robert, Hagen, Wolfgang, Beyes, Timon, Warnke, Martin, Tyradellis, Daniel, Thomä, Dieter, Felsch, Philipp, Schmitz, Lisa, Detjen, Stephan, Aguigah, René, Nake, Frieder, Macho, Thomas, Rieger, Stefan, Vagt, Christina, Kittler, Wolf, Velminski, Wladimir
by Müller, Wolfgang, Gumbrecht, Hans Ulrich, Baecker, Dirk, Pias, Claus, Pfaller, Robert, Hagen, Wolfgang, Beyes, Timon, Warnke, Martin, Tyradellis, Daniel, Thomä, Dieter, Schnödl, Gottfried, Felsch, Philipp, Klaut, Manuela, Schmitz, Lisa, Detjen, Stephan, Aguigah, René, Nake, Frieder, Macho, Thomas, Rieger, Stefan, Vagt, Christina, Kittler, Wolf, Velminski, Wladimir
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by Müller, Wolfgang, Gumbrecht, Hans Ulrich, Baecker, Dirk, Pfaller, Robert, Hagen, Wolfgang, Beyes, Timon, Warnke, Martin, Tyradellis, Daniel, Thomä, Dieter, Felsch, Philipp, Schmitz, Lisa, Detjen, Stephan, Aguigah, René, Nake, Frieder, Macho, Thomas, Rieger, Stefan, Vagt, Christina, Kittler, Wolf, Velminski, Wladimir
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Why do people record TV programmes instead of watching them? Why are former alcoholics pleased to let other people drink in their place? Why can ritual machines pray in place of believers? Robert Pfaller advances the theory of 'interpassivity' as delegated consumption and enjoym…
Explores the hidden cost of our contemporary approach to pleasure, belief and illusion. Sports, design, eroticism, social intercourse and games - indeed, all those aspects of our culture commonly deemed 'pleasurable' - seem to require beliefs that many regard as illusory. But in…
Explores the hidden cost of our contemporary approach to pleasure, belief and illusion. Sports, design, eroticism, social intercourse and games - indeed, all those aspects of our culture commonly deemed 'pleasurable' - seem to require beliefs that many regard as illusory. But in…
"For many illusions, it is easy to find owners -- people who proudly declare that they believe in things such as life after death, human reason, and self-regulation of financial markets. Yet there are also different kinds of illusions at work, for example, in art: trompe l'oeil-…
Explores the hidden cost of our contemporary approach to pleasure, belief and illusion. Sports, design, eroticism, social intercourse and games - indeed, all those aspects of our culture commonly deemed 'pleasurable' - seem to require beliefs that many regard as illusory. But in…
by Lilla, Mark, Füredi, Frank, Malik, Kenan, Williams, Joanna, Pfaller, Robert, Weiss, Volker, Peterson, Jordan, Zürn, Michael, Feddersen, Jan, Hochschild, Arlie, Laurin, Stefan, Prüwer, Tobias, Hill, Jason D., Held, Gerd, Spahl, Thilo, Beppler-Spahl, Sabine, Black, Tim, Appleton, Josie
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by Lilla, Mark, Füredi, Frank, Malik, Kenan, Williams, Joanna, Pfaller, Robert, Weiss, Volker, Peterson, Jordan, Zürn, Michael, Feddersen, Jan, Hochschild, Arlie, Laurin, Stefan, Prüwer, Tobias, Hill, Jason D., Held, Gerd, Spahl, Thilo, Beppler-Spahl, Sabine, Black, Tim, Appleton, Josie
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Why do people record TV programmes instead of watching them? Why are former alcoholics pleased to let other people drink in their place? Why can ritual machines pray in place of believers? Robert Pfaller advances the theory of 'interpassivity' as delegated consumption and enjoym…
Robert Pfaller advances the theory of 'interpassivity' as delegated consumption and enjoyment. Applicable to both art and everyday life, the concept allows him to tackle a vast range of phenomena: culture, art, sports and religion. Pfaller criticises dominant assumptions, offers…
