Sound and Illusion

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Abstract

A variety of different proposals have been made about the nature of sounds. Although these proposals differ in a number of significant respects, some common assumptions appear to be made by their advocates: (1) the assumption that sounds possess audible, acoustic features, such as timbre, pitch, and loudness (and so the assumption that a sound is not a property that is identical to any one of those audible features); and (2) the assumption that sounds are one kind of thing. The second assumption is rarely defended in debates about sound and auditory perception. This chapter explores ways in which such debates are affected if the relevant assumption is rejected.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationPerceptual Ephemera
EditorsThomas Crowther, Clare Mac Cumhaill
PublisherOxford University Press
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ISBN (Print)9780198722304
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Publication statusPublished - 26 Jun 2018

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