Olfaction: an Interdisciplinary Perspective from Philosophy to Life Sciences (Human Perspectives in Health Sciences and Technology)

Di Stefano, Nicola (EDT)/ Russo, Maria Teresa (EDT)

Springer Nature Switzerland AG（2021/12発売）

• 製本 Hardcover:ハードカバー版／ページ数 230 p.
• 商品コード 9783030752040

Full Description

This book offers a broad and timely perspective on research on olfaction and its current technological challenges. It specifically emphasizes the interdisciplinary context in which olfaction is investigated in contemporary research. 
From aesthetics to sociology, from bioengineering to anthropology, the different chapters discuss a wide variety of issues arising from olfaction research and its application in different contexts. By highlighting the overlaps between different areas of research, the book fosters a better communication between disciplines and leads towards a better understanding of the role of olfaction in human perception and cognition. 
This inspiring read is of interest to students, researchers and practitioners in psychology, philosophy, bioengineering, and cultural studies.

Contents

Chapter 1. Sniffing Atmospheres. Few Remarks on an Olfactory Phenomenology (Tonino Griffero ).- Chapter 2. What a good nose knows. The role of smell in the appreciation of food (Rosalia Cavalieri).- Chapter 3. Being and making the olfactory self (Madalina Diaconu).- Chapter 4. The art of scent. Towards an olfactory phenomenology (Anette Stenslund).- Chapter 5. Different Smellscapes: Olfactory Patterns in the Japanese Worldview (Lorenzo Marinucci).- Chapter 6. The Psychology of the Appreciation of Olfactory Beauty (Rhett Diessner). Chapter 7. An anthropological perspective on olfaction and the senses (David le Breton).- Chapter 8. Music and odors: crossmodal correspondences (Nicola Di Stefano et al.).- Chapter 9. Not only smell: the role of the nose in diversity and individuality of the human face (Elisabetta Cilli et al).- Chapter 10. "Electronic but not nose". Obviously artificial, somewhat olfactive (Giorgio Pennazza et al).- Chapter 11. Olfaction based Mulsemedia, progress, opportunities and challenges (Niall Murray).- Chapter 12. Olfaction: From now to next (Andrea Mazzatenta).- Chapter 13. TBC (Danièle Dubois).- Chapter 14. Olfactory perception in psychological and physical health (Rachel Herz).