Excellent article! If we considered air as a permanent medium for contact, everything would be touching everything at all times, thereby diluting the very concept of “touch.” However, when we intentionally blow or spit, we introduce a dimension of agency and direction that can indeed constitute meaningful (and potentially aggressive) contact in legal and philosophical terms.
Thanks Dave for this interesting approach to touch, I enjoyed the legal considerations. An ethical look raises many questions as well, including unwanted touch in therapeutic settings. What do we touch when we touch?
Excellent article! If we considered air as a permanent medium for contact, everything would be touching everything at all times, thereby diluting the very concept of “touch.” However, when we intentionally blow or spit, we introduce a dimension of agency and direction that can indeed constitute meaningful (and potentially aggressive) contact in legal and philosophical terms.
Thanks Dave for this interesting approach to touch, I enjoyed the legal considerations. An ethical look raises many questions as well, including unwanted touch in therapeutic settings. What do we touch when we touch?