Buch, Englisch, 204 Seiten, Format (B × H): 138 mm x 216 mm
Letters between Bryan Magee and Martin Milligan
Buch, Englisch, 204 Seiten, Format (B × H): 138 mm x 216 mm
ISBN: 978-0-19-823543-9
Verlag: Oxford University Press
unique and personal discussion of what it means to be blind
On Blindness opens the eyes of the sighted to the world as experience by the blind, offering a unique opportunity to explore the challenges, frustrations, joys - and extraordinary insights - experienced in the everyday business of discovering the world without sight. What difference does sight or its absence make to our ideas about the world? What begins as a philosophical exchange between the noted philosopher and broadcaster Bryan Magee and the late Martin Milligan, activist and philosopher blind almost from birth, develops into a personal and intense discussion of the implications of blindness. The debate is vigorous and often heated; sometimes contentious, it is always stimulating. In discussing the range of blind experience, from those born blind to those who became blind - including those who have to cope with the shock of gaining sight they had never before possessed - On Blindness argues strongly against the notion that blindness is a simple experience. This extraordinary book casts new light on one of the most fundamental aspects of human experience. It will make fascinating reading for anyone interested in sight and blindness from a personal, practical or philosophical point of view. This dictionary is intended for anyone who enjoys food and would like a handy, non-technical guide to the terms they encounter on food labels, in advertising or in the media. Its broad coverage of food and nutrition makes it invaluable for consumers, cooks, and a range of students and practitioners in the fields of catering, home economies, food technology, and health care.
`To a sighted person, few thoughts are as horrific as that of having one's eyeballs removed.' This unique book opens the eyes of the sighted to the world as experienced by the blind. Bryan Magee and the late Martin Milligan discuss the implications of blindness in a vigorous, heated, and stimulating debate. They explore all aspects of blindness: the differing perceptions of the born blind, of those who retain a memory of vision in a life deprived of sight, and of those who cope with the shock of gaining sight they had never possessed.On Blindness makes fascinating reading for anyone interested in sight and blindness from a personal, practical, or philosophical point of view.
