Richard Kearney's Timely Work On "Touch" Share Richard Kearney Talks with Brian O'Donovan About His New Book, Touch Richard Kearney holds the Chair of Philosophy at Boston College. Originally from Cork (like Brian O'Donovan), he is the author of over 24 books on European philosophy and literature (including two novels and a volume of poetry) and has edited or co-edited 21 more. His new book is called Touch, published this February. While its timing is a coincidence, such a subject during a worldwide pandemic and our social isolation, makes it a topical issue indeed. Host Brian O'Donovan caught up with Professor Kearney last week via Zoom. The edited conversation and article is above. You can listen to the full conversation below.