Sounds : a philosophical theory /

Vision dominates philosophical thinking about perception, and theorizing about experience in cognitive science has traditionally focused on a visual model. In a radical departure from established practice, Casey O'Callaghan provides a systematic treatment of sound and sound experience, and show...

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Philosophical theory
1. Verfasser:
O'Callaghan, Casey
Format:
Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:
Englisch
Veröffentlicht:
Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2007.
Zusammenfassung:
Vision dominates philosophical thinking about perception, and theorizing about experience in cognitive science has traditionally focused on a visual model. In a radical departure from established practice, Casey O'Callaghan provides a systematic treatment of sound and sound experience, and shows how thinking about audition and appreciating the relationships between multiple sense modalities can enrich our understanding of perception and the mind.Sounds proposes a novel theory of sounds and auditory perception. Against the widely accepted philosophical view that sounds are among the secondary o
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1 online resource (xi, 193 pages) : illustrations
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Description based upon print version of record.
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English
Bibliografie:
Includes bibliographical references (p. [181]-188) and index.
ISBN:
0-19-957550-9
1-281-14949-7
9786611149499
0-19-152704-1
1-4356-2166-2
Schlagworte:
Sounds > Philosophy.
Auditory perception > Philosophy.
Auditory perception.
Sound.
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