Stinking Philosophy! by Benjamin Young - ISBN: 9780262548885
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Smell’s secrets revealed: Perception, mind, and consciousness, all stinking philosophically!

Stinking Philosophy!

Smell Perception, Cognition, and Consciousness

  • Paperback

    248 pages

  • Release Date

    8 October 2024

Summary

The nature of olfaction; its importance for understanding perennial issues of philosophy of mind, perception, and consciousness; and its implications for cognitive neuroscience.

What are smells? Despite the best efforts of philosophy and the chemosciences, the question remains vexing—but no more perplexing than the historical lapse of the past centuries to seriously consider a sense that has a key place in philosophy of mind and perception. Stinking Philosophy! is Benjamin Yo…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780262548885
ISBN-10:0262548887
Author:Benjamin Young
Publisher:MIT Press Ltd
Imprint:MIT Press
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:248
Release Date:8 October 2024
Weight:369g
Dimensions:229mm x 152mm
About The Author

Benjamin Young

Benjamin Young is Associate Professor in Philosophy and a member of the graduate faculty in interdisciplinary neuroscience and the Institute for Neuroscience at the University of Nevada, Reno. He is the coeditor of Mind, Cognition, and Neuroscience and of the collection Theoretical Perspectives on Smell.

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