Things thought about: One more

Sherry Turkle, probably best known for The Second Self, has edited this book, Evocative Objects: Things With Think With, which was published earlier this summer, but that I only learned about today:

Collects writings by scientists, humanists, artists, and designers that trace the power of everyday things. These essays reveal objects as emotional and intellectual companions that anchor memory, sustain relationships, and provoke new ideas.

This volume’s special contribution is its focus on everyday riches: the simplest of objects–an apple, a datebook, a laptop computer–are shown to bring philosophy down to earth. The poet contends, “No ideas but in things.” The notion of evocative objects goes further: objects carry both ideas and passions. In our relations to things, thought and feeling are inseparable.

Sounds interesting. A companion, it would seem, for Taking Things Seriously.