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Richard Kearney holds the Charles B. Seelig Chair of Philosophy at Boston College. He is the author of over 24 books on European philosophy and literature, including his latest, Touch: Recovering Our Most Vital Sense.

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Richard Kearney holds the Charles B. Seelig Chair of Philosophy at Boston College. He is the author of over 24 books on European philosophy and literature, including his latest, Touch: Recovering Our Most Vital Sense.

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Richard Kearney

Recovering touch in a digital world

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