Edward T. Hall - The hidden dimension (1966)

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We can measure with a tape whether or not a man can reach something, but we must apply an entirely different set of standards to judge the validity of an individual's feeling of being cramped.

Edward T. Hall

A keystone in the arch of human understanding is the recognition that man at certain critical points synthesizes experience.

Edward T. Hall

Space perception is not only a matter of what can be perceived but what can be screened out. People brought up in different cultures learn as children, without ever knowing that they have done so, to screen out one type of information while paying close attention to another. Once set, these perceptual patterns apparently remain quite stable throughout life.

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Our own culture tends to stress that which can be controlled and to deny that which cannot.

Edward T. Hall

Man senses distance as other animals do. His perception of space is dynamic because it is related to action — what can be done in a given space — rather than what is seen by passive viewing.

Edward T. Hall