Natural history

Author: (American) Diana Ackerman, translated by Lu Danjun
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Publish Date: 2007-01-01
Features: The mortal body carries seven emotions and six desires, destined to be trapped in the Five Fingers Mountain of sensation. Sight, hearing, smell, taste, and touch weave a radar network, capturing all our senses. We perceive the world through our senses every moment, and a world without senses would be in chaos. Yet, how much do we truly understand about our own senses and feelings? The Natural History of the Senses mines the vast treasures of literature, mythology, history, and modern science to explore the origins and evolution of senses, the differences in senses across cultures, the legends and science of senses, sensory idioms, and more. The author, both a poet and a scholar, is sensitive and wise, with a delicate and nuanced writing style, drawing on a wealth of references. The book is not only engaging but also helps us better understand our own senses, move away from the crude, and become more refined individuals who can better perceive the texture of life.