Casey O'Callaghan

Sounds

A Philosophical Theory

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Casey O'Callaghan presents the first philosophical book about sounds. He offers an original 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.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: OUP Oxford
• Seitenzahl: 208
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. März 2010
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 140mm x 13mm
• Gewicht: 300g
• ISBN-13: 9780199575503
• ISBN-10: 0199575509
• Artikelnr.: 29425702

Autorenporträt

Casey O'Callaghan is Assistant Professor of Philosophy at Rice University.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface
1: Sonic realism
2: What is a sound?
3: The locations of sounds
4: The argument from vacuums
5: Sounds as events
6: Audible qualities
7: Sound-related phenomena
8: The argument from echoes
9: Echoes
10: Hearing recorded sounds
11: Cross-modal illusions
References
Index