This book is a unique testimony to the 'other world' of blindness, describing not the overcoming of suffering, but rather the reality of a world where perceptions of sound, silence and space are greatly changed.
From Sight to Insight: The Writing Process
Whereas the cloud chamber is a machine for discovering facts about the microworld, Boyle's air pump is a machine for discovering new facts about the earth's atmosphere (Shapin and Schaffer 1985, 26–79). Occupying the privileged center ...
Halsman Sight and Insight
This book is a unique testimony to the 'other world' of blindness, describing not the overcoming of suffering, but rather the reality of a world where perceptions of sound, silence and space are greatly changed.
Praised for its accessible tone, early attention to process, and hundreds of examples, this brief rhetoric/ reader guides students through eight different writing projects.
"This book is about lenses. No, you do not need an eye exam, and it's not about optics, at least not in a literal, physical sense. This is about the way in which we see the world and, more importantly, how we see ourselves in it.
Gail has explored the notions of violence, suffering, judgment, surrender, and compassion toward a deeper understanding of co-creation and the arts.
An intensely personal exploration of blindness reveals a world of sound and echo, of people without faces, of the strange relationship between waking and dreaming, and of new perceptions of nature, personality, and human experience
This is a story not merely about seeing but about living; not merely about losing sight but about gaining insight.