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Loving Encyclopaedia Britannica Robert Wright Mar 14 2012, 10:32 AM ET Tweet More Email Print For years I've heard people go on and on about how,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], as electronic books replace physical ones,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], we'll lose the precious "tactile" dimension of the written word. But I had never really taken the point to heart until I heard last night that Encyclopedia Britannica would cease publication of its physical edition. It would be overstating the case to say that the news filled me with a desire to caress a volume of Britannica, but I did feel like holding one in my hand. So I walked into my living room and pulled volume 24 off the shelf (which goes from Metaphysics to Norway,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], in case any of you have questions about subjects between those two endpoints). And I have to say I felt an actual affection for the thing.Natural selection designed us to relate to physical things in the physical world. So,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], naturally,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], one of the senses through which affection can register is touch--along with sight, smell,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych],[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], sound, taste. I guess
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