Sounds and perception
Subtitle: new philosophical essays
By: edited by Matthew Nudds and Casey O'Callaghan
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Oxford; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 270
ISBN-13: 9780199282968
Description: 'Sounds and Perception' examines auditory perception and the nature of sounds, an emerging area of interest in the philosophy of mind & perception, & in the metaphysics of sensible qualities. The individual essays discuss a wide range of issues, including the nature of sound & the spatial aspects of auditory experience.
Notes: Collection grew out of a conference in 2004.

Includes bibliographical references  and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction: The philosophy of sounds and auditory; title: Perception / Casey O'Callaghan and Matthew Nudds; title: Sounds and events / Casey O'Callaghan; title: Sounds as secondary objects and pure events / Roger Scruton; title: Sounds and space / Matthew Nudds; title: Some varieties of spatial hearing / Roberto Casati and Jerome Dokic; title: The location of a perceived sound / Brian O'Shaughnessy; title: Hearing silence : the perception and introspection of absences / Roy Sorensen; title: The sound of music / Andy Hamilton; title: Speech sounds and the direct meeting of minds / Barry Smith; title: The motor theory of speech perception / Christopher Mole; title: Philosophical messages in the medium of spoken language / Robert E. Remez and J.D. Trout.